When I was a child my mother Would tuck me into bed And each night as she kissed me These are the words that she said She said don't go to bed with strangers Don't play with the dead Always keep your wits sharp Like the axe inside the shed Yay diridiri day diridiri day Yay diridiri day daydaday Yiridaydayday yirididaydayday Dayday dayday dayday Well, when I was just a schoolboy My father, he spoke unto me He said, Voichick, my son Don't trust anyone And remember that nothing is free And the world is full of strangers The world is full of dread The world is full of charm and wits And millions of tears you will shed Yay diridiri day diridiri day Yay diridiri day daydaday Yiridaydayday yirididaydayday Dayday dayday dayday Well, when I was a young man My professor at university Said advice is corrupting Don't ever be trusting Don't show your emotion Human suffering is an ocean And it's dark at the bottom of the sea And there's no such thing as a stranger We're all equally backwards and wrong Sharpened axes, not wits Bones are broken by sticks And you never be free till you're strong Yay diridiri day diridiri day Yay diridiri day daydaday Yiridaydayday yirididaydayday Dayday dayday dayday Well, young men grow older And the world, it gets colder Though it never was warm to begin Don't let down your guard For the reaper works hard And he will not take pause till you're dead Now I'm old and I'm rusty My troubles like sand on a beach They can't be calculated I always have waited For something just out of reach And I to myself am a stranger My heart is an island of lead My world is resounding With miseries abounding There's only one thing to be said I'll say Yay diridiri day diridiri day Yay diridiri day daydaday Yiridaydayday yirididaydayday Dayday dayday dayday
...10 yrs later and Idk if you're a stranger anymore lol, but it's definitely under control as far as any comment can see. Still adore everything you do!
Ben Caplan is so talented, If you don't know him you simply MUST check him out! Stranger is haunting LOVE IT!! But my favourite will always be Down to The River, it gives me goose bumps every time, he plays it in a park Just him and his guitar
@@longkevin11 honestly both are good, but I prefer the raw power that you get in the park recording. Probably my top favorite sing-a-long song for a while followed closely by this one.
You know who the real hero of this video is? It's the older guy that took a phone call, took a piss and then drank some beer in the background. That is the best way of dealing with existential shit this song is about.
I remember first time I saw him , there was technical problems and there were running late, he asked if he could do one last song , they said no so Ben said it was short one. This was the song he played . Just perfect 😀😀
you probably dont care but if you are bored like me atm you can stream all the new movies on InstaFlixxer. Have been watching with my brother for the last few months :)
I don't know why, but i always listen to this song on repeat when i'm drunk. But don't misunderstand me even sober I love this song, especially this rendition.
"Very fine!" "well.." catching his breath " thank you." "Better then that!!" "YEA!" "fine is okay." Makes me feel like im right there with them! Sounds great! frm Manitoba!
Some video game I played on the internet... asked about the source of the song and was lead to this brilliant, moving, masterpiece. Not only the music but the scene... I wonder sometimes if I've watched this video too many times... A much generous appreciation for this video. THANK YOU STRANGER
Guitar, Banjo, Harmonica, Piano and I'm sure he's playing a lot of other instruments + Such facility to express his feelings by singing + Terribleeee voice... This guy know the music, this guy has some genius in his genes!
i just want to say listening to the conversation between the old men after the song it is just the cutest interaction ive ever heard because its like a very wholesome version of the stereotypical old person talk and i love it
A good friend showed me your music last week since then I didn't listen to other music..I'm absolutely obsessed with it..2.11.23 me and my friend will go to you concert in groningen...see you there✌🏻
Coming back to this after a few years feels great. But now I want to go to a bar like that and drink beer and listen to him singing and talk to the locals about random stuff :D
Man Oh Man....The nurse and I swamped music interest today and she mentioned this guy...boy oh boy....I'm glad :) My suggestion to her was Duane Allman. Different worlds.
