Wiseman

God gave the wiseman a long gray beard And told him to walk on the land Wiseman, he comes with a golden tongue And a question in each hand Wiseman, he comes with a golden tongue And a question in each hand Why must I wear a long gray beard? Why must I walk on the land? When all my life I was penniless and poor Troubles I could barely stand When all my life I was penniless and poor Troubles I could barely stand Oooo Was it my youth that kept away The peace that I have today? Was it my love for my wife and my child Who now in the Earth do lay? Was it my love for my wife and my child Who now in the Earth do lay? My love, my love she kept me through storms Nothing in the world did I fear Though she is gone, her spirit lingers on And is with me as I travel here Though she is gone, her spirit lingers on And is with me as I travel here Ooooo And as I walk my way With my long gray beard To the high gates above Tell every stranger and friend that I meet That I found heaven in love Tell every stranger and friend that I meet That I found heaven in love And tell every stranger and friend that I meet I found heaven in love Ooooo