Who's gonna throw that minstrel boy a coin? Who's gonna let it roll? Who's gonna throw that minstrel boy a coin? Who's gonna let it down easy to save his soul?
Oh, Lucky's been drivin' a long, long time And now he's stuck on top of the hill With twelve forward gears, it's been a long hard climb And with all of them ladies, though, he's lonely still
Who's gonna throw that minstrel boy a coin? Who's gonna let it roll? Who's gonna throw that minstrel boy a coin? Who's gonna let it down easy to save his soul?
Well, he deep in number and heavy in toil Mighty Mockingbird, he still has such a heavy load Beneath his boundaries, what more can I tell With all of his travelin', but I'm still on that road
Who's gonna throw that minstrel boy a coin? Who's gonna let it roll? Who's gonna throw that minstrel boy a coin? Who's gonna let it down easy to save his soul?