[00:00.00]时代音乐网 www.78497.com  [00:00.69]Let me tell you about a song [00:02.08]That was brought to me by a good friend of mine [00:05.05]Who's a good songwriter [00:06.44]And everytime he brings me a song [00:08.05]I'm always willing to listen [00:09.86]But the story and the reasons [00:11.67]For writing this song [00:13.53]Were even more interesting to me than the song [00:17.13]The old friend and fella [00:18.10]I'm speaking of is Tommy Collins [00:21.13]Tommy told me about an experience [00:22.79]He had when he was a minister [00:24.81]Where he was called to preach [00:26.01]A funeral for a man with no identity [00:29.53]Tommy said he never forgot the way he felt [00:32.46]Like here is a human being [00:35.03]Who someone must have loved at sometime [00:38.17]And yet there was no one present to pay respect [00:41.54]Just a couple of grave diggers [00:42.81]A funeral man and Tommy [00:46.08]Then the story switched to another [00:47.62]Thought bout during his last visit to Nashville [00:50.18]He went down to listen to an ole street singer [00:53.49]That he always made a point to [00:54.79]Go hear each time he was in town [00:57.21]And it was then that Tommy discovered [00:59.73]That Jack Dupree the ole [01:01.49]Street singer had passed away [01:04.81]And Tommy said he wondered [01:06.22]How many were present at Jack's funeral [01:09.57]And it was these two true to life incidents [01:12.04]That inspired this song [01:18.80]I only saw five people [01:21.53]When they buried Jack Dupree [01:24.26]Two diggers and the preacher [01:26.90]The funeral man and me [01:29.61]The pray was said and the hole was filled [01:32.28]In less than half an hour [01:34.94]And I said goodbye to the little man [01:37.64]Who picked the wildwood flower [01:41.70]For twenty years I'd seen him on [01:44.22]The lower Nashville streets [01:46.74]They said he always earned [01:49.29]Enough to buy his clothes and eats [01:52.17]He'd stop awhile and check his watch [01:54.89]With the big clock on the tower [01:57.55]That's when I asked him once [01:59.49]If he could pick the wildwood flower [02:04.18]He always drew a crowd [02:06.21]Because he put on such a show [02:09.36]He'd dance and sing and play [02:11.40]And smile just like a polished pro [02:14.62]And everytime he saw me standing in the crowd [02:20.21]I knew the tune [02:21.38]That he'd play next would be the wildwood flower [02:26.84]I told him once that he could be [02:29.04]What people call a star [02:32.14]And he said why boy I'm happy [02:35.09]How many of them folks are [02:37.47]I'd hate to have to force a smile [02:40.19]And feel myself turn sour [02:42.86]There ain't no put on in my face [02:45.34]When I pick the wildwood flower [02:52.16]Then I saw a thousand people [02:54.77]As they begin to come [02:57.29]Business men and opry stars party girls and bums [03:02.75]And on that little mound of [03:05.10]Clay bouquets begin to shower [03:07.91]As they paid respect to the little man [03:10.63]Who picked the wildwood flower