Listen to The Making of a Man (feat. Sir Terry Pratchett) by Steeleye Span

The Making of a Man (feat. Sir Terry Pratchett)

Steeleye Span

Singer/Songwriter

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Lyrics

Iron enough to make a nail, Lime enough to paint a wall, Water enough to drown a dog, Sulphur enough to stop the fleas, Potash enough to wash a shirt, Gold enough to buy a bean, Silver enough to coat a pin, Lead enough to ballast a bird, Phosphor enough to light the town, Poison enough to kill a cow, You have iron enough to make a nail And lime enough to paint a wall But that just isn't enough to make you a man You have water enough to drown a dog And sulphur enough to stop the fleas But that just isn't enough to make you a man A man has strength enough to build a home And time enough to hold a child And love enough to break a heart You don't have strength enough to build a home Or time enough to hold a child Or love enough to break a heart You have potash enough to wash a shirt and gold enough to buy a bean But that just isn't enough to make you a man You have silver enough to coat a pin and lead enough to ballast a bird But that jsut isn't enough to make you a man A man has strength enough to build a home And time enough to hold a child And love enough to break a heart You don't have strength enough to build a home Or time enough to hold a child Or love enough to break a heart You have phosphor enough to light the town And poison enough to kill the cow But that just isn't enough to make you a man You have iron enough to make a nail And lime enough to paint a wall But that just isn't enough to make you a man A man has strength enough to build a home And time enough to hold a child And love enough to break a heart You don't strength enough to build a home Or time enough to hold a child Or love enough to break a heart Or love enough to break my heart
Writer(s): Peter Knight, Rick Kemp, Maddy Prior, Liam Genockey, Julian Nicholas Hugh Littman, Terry Pratchett, Robert Michael Leonard Johnson Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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