Al Cormier

[Verse 1]
Today Al Cormier is going to die
He's lain on his death bed for many a night
Breaking the heart of Carolyn, his child
But the winds of his life, they are no longer wild

[Verse 2]
Well, he was only a woodsman, he worked with his hands
Yet he's known as an honest and a helpful man
His wealth that he gathered are many strong friends
Who passed by his grave when he came to his end

[Verse 3]
Well, there was old Joe "the roofer", a penniless bum
Who squandered his life on whiskey and on rum
But whenever he was down and his pocket was a-hurtin'
He would run to Al Cormier and Al Cormier would give him work

[Verse 4]
Well, there was Glista the judge who came covered with robes
So deep and distinguished and so very cold
But he was only one of the thousands who would cry
And his tears, they fell harder than his gavel that night

[Verse 5]
Well, you talk of the kingdoms and the powerful pen
Of men who would like to be followed by men
But to the working man these dreams, they're just faraway games
For they have neither the time nor the money to play

[Verse 6]
Well, I watched young Carolyn down on her knees
As her father was dying of a dreadful disease
And I thought of the wealth spent on wars and on hate
But death, it is only the living man's fate

[Verse 1]
Today Al Cormier is going to die
He's lain on his death bed for many a night
Breaking the heart of Carolyn, his child
But the winds of his life, they are no longer wild