Wind Walked By

I thought I saw the wind walk by Blue eyes, red cheeks and a packet of woe Across the snow, past the crack in my rhyme He said, "It's cold outside, brother can you spare a dime" And the wind said "You can count on me to give the morning its spark Ruffle your hair, tell a joke and unwrap your heart But times is hard now and I lost my home My strength, my pride, scraped right down to the bone" And I said - blow wind (wind walked by, wind walked by) Dust bowl talks, tells tales of today Shit outta luck, the American way Wind left his wife, kids he couldn't afford Said, "A dime's not enough, Brother can you spare a quarter?" Grinding over the bridge I saw that woman alone Green arm held high with Emma Lazarus' poem Straggled masses strewn o'er our lawn Wondering who the hell can remember this song And I said - blow wind (wind walked by, wind walked by) Sun's gone down on a river of greed Hedge fund tuxes have gone back to seed The wind yelled "help" through a government phone Even the wind needs more than a poem And I say, "Blow, Wind Blow"

Wind Walked By Words by Roy Nathanson Music by Roy Nathanson and Tim Kiah Performed by The Jazz Passengers Produced by Hugo Dwyer and Roy Nathanson Musicians Elvis Costello - lead vocal Curtis Fowlkes - trombone, vocals Roy Nathanson - alto & soprano sax, vocals Bill Ware - vibes, vocals Brad Jones - bass, vocals E.J. Rodriguez - drums Sam Bardfeld - violin Marc Ribot - guitar Recorded June 26 and/or September 15, 2009, Kampo Cultural Center, New York, NY Released October 12, 2010 Albums The Jazz Passengers: Reunited, 2010 Length 6:33 First known performance:      (0 known performances)

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