Spent his life in transit, traipsing 'round
The Liberties
Sacks slung on his shoulders, stick in his hand,
Holes in both knees
Children run to meet him like a circus passin' by
Mothers stand to greet him, hoping they can catch his eye.
She can't tell what it was to make her want to give him her heart
But she knew her future stood right there with
The there with the man with the horse and cart
Her family would disown her, She'd be left there on her own.
Here comes that man with the rag and bone
They say he joined the navy at the age of seventeen
There's nowhere on the planet that man has never been
Had his way with women from all corners of the land
She gave up everything she had to follow him around
Filling bags and selling rags to try and make a pound
She'd always hoped for better, her future was unknown
She never thought he'd up and leave
Her mand with the rag and bone
Now she's left alone again to build a life once more
Prays he's safe and dreams of her upon a distant shore
He did her wrong but in her heart the fire it still burns
And life will never be the same until her rogue returns
The child that grows inside will never hold his father's hand
Left without a warning she'll never understand
Looking back on what he did and even if she'd known
She wouldn't change on thing 'bout her man with the rag 'n bone.
He was her rag man. She love the rag n bones.