Mr. Tanner

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Harry Forster Chapin (December 7, 1942 – July 16, 1981) was an American singer-songwriter best known for his folk rock songs including "Taxi", "W*O*L*D", and the No. 1 hit "Cat's in the Cradle". Chapin was also a dedicated humanitarian who fought to end world hunger; he was a key player in the creation of the Presidential Commission on World Hunger in 1977. In 1987, Chapin was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for his humanitarian work.

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Mr. Tanner was a cleaner
From a town in the Midwest
And of all the cleaning shops around
He made his the best
But he also was a Baritone
Who sang while hanging clothes
He practiced scales while pressing tails
And sang at local shows
His friends and neighbors
Praised the voice 
That poured out from his throat
They said that he should use his gift 
Instead of cleaning coats

But music was his life
It was not his livelihood 
And it made him feel so happy
It made him feel so good
He sang from his heart
And he sang from his soul
He did not know how well he sang
It just made him whole

His friends kept working on him
To try music out full time
A big debit, rave reviews
A great career to climb
And finally they got to him
He would take the fling
A concert agent in New York
Agreed to have him sing

There were plane tickets, phone calls
Money spent to rent the hall
It took most of his savings
But he gladly used them all

But music was his life
It was not his livelihood 
And It made him feel so happy 
It made him feel so good
He sang from his heart
And he sang from his soul
He did not know how well he sang
It just made him whole

The evening came, he took the stage
His face set in a smile 
And in the half-filled hall
The critics sat, watching on the aisle 
But the concert was a blur to him
Spatters of applause
He did not know how well he sang
He only heard the flaws

But the critics were concise,
It only took four lines
And no one could accuse them
Of being over-kind

“Mr. Martin Tanner, baritone, of Dayton, Ohio, made his town hall debut last night.  He came well-prepared but, unfortunately, his presentation was not up to contemporary professional standards.  His voice lacks the range of total color necessary to make it consistently interesting.  Full-time consideration of another endeavor might be in order.”

He came home to Dayton
And was questioned by his friends
But he smiled and just said nothing
And he never sang again
Excepting very late at night
When the shop was darker and closed
He dangle softly to himself
As he sorted through the clothes

But music was his life
It was not his livelihood 
And it made him feel so happy
It made him feel so good
He sang from his heart
And he sang from his soul
He did not know how well he sang
It just made him whole

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