| THE LONELY MAN FROM BANGLADESH (Code: VT-0006) A sailor boy came up to me Sometime three years ago Said that here in Singapore I would find my pot of gold "All you'll need is energy And the willingness to work The harder you strive, the lesser you talk The farther you'll be from getting hurt" I sat down and I pondered Over what the boy had said My wife was there beside me With downcast eyes and lowered head The children they were sleeping Huddled on the dusty floor Their skinny legs and bony arms Were marked with painful sores That very week I went away Telling them goodbye My children asked me when I'll be back I told them "by and by" "Now all you little rascals Dry your tears and don't be sad 'Cos papa's gonna be rich the day Papa's coming back!" Three years ago I left my home It seemed so long ago I headed for that Singapore To find my pot of gold It's true I found some money But most of it just 'flew' away The cost of living in Singapore Is just too high to pay! Each month I sent home money And said, "I'm coming home" But year by year in Singapore I worked hard to the bone My wife wrote once to tell me That Kunta's getting fat "Our home is so much better now It's even free of rats!" I cry each time I think of home And where I should really be But the fare home is so costly By air or just by sea I wrote home to my family To say I have a home But each night I'll be under a bridge Sleeping all alone The underpass that you walk by day Is my bedroom every night And like your little table lamps The stars above are my lights And like your playful cuddly dog Who may join you in your bed Sometimes I have the rats and roaches Playing near my head Each time I watch your family I would always remember mine My tears may flow but at least I know That my family's doing fine So I grit my teeth and work on harder And hope that someday I may Have enough to buy that ticket to My family and home one day (For the lonely man sleeping in the Esplanade Underpass) - Lynda B G Low - |
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