| Well I was walking alone | |
| Down those city roads | |
| When a man asked me | |
| \"May I please have some gold?\" | |
| So I reached within | |
| I gave him all that I could loan | |
| And he said in my return | |
| I'll play you the last great song | |
| And so he reached for his guitar | |
| He put the notes in proper tone | |
| And before he began he said | |
| There's something you should know | |
| Now the words they aren't done | |
| And I probably sing it wrong | |
| But if you look beyond the flaws | |
| You will hear the last great song | |
| And the man began to play | |
| And the melody would grow | |
| To the mountains high | |
| From those valleys below | |
| And as it came to an end | |
| He held the last note long | |
| And then he said My friend | |
| You've just heard the last great song | |
| He said I'd love for you to stay | |
| But I'm sure you've got to go | |
| But whatever song you play | |
| Make sure that all the people know | |
| That the words they're never done | |
| And you'll probably sing it wrong | |
| But if they look beyond the flaws | |
| They will hear the last great song | |
| And his voice stayed in my head | |
| And his melody would grow | |
| To the mountains high | |
| From those valleys below | |
| And as it came to an end | |
| He held the last note long | |
| And then he said my friend | |
| You've just heard the last great song | |
| And so I walked on my way | |
| Walked about a block or two | |
| When someone must have paid | |
| Cause' I swear I heard the tune | |
| Of a sound so sweet | |
| Of a sky so blue | |
| And he played it complete' | |
| Til everybody knew | |
| And the man sang loudAnd it echoed through the dark | |
| From 14th streetThrough all of Central Park | |
| And as it came to an end | |
| He held the last note long | |
| And then he said My friend | |
| You've just heard the last great song | |
| The last great song | |
| The last great song | |
| And then he said my friend | |
| You've just heard the last great song |