Is the shadowman wavin’ hello or goodbye?
Nobody knows... but the shadowman knows
He shows up early - goes home well before dark
He’s the quietest dude, ‘tis so, ‘tis so
Reckon he’d be an asset in the orchard - Gwen
...He could grab all the fruit way up top
We wouldn’t hav’tah buy a new ladder - Ben
And that’d help our slim budget a lot, a lot
That’d help our slim budget a lot
Is the shadowman coming or going away?
He’s tall as the dickens the chickens all say
We oughta recruit him without further delay
And get the pickin’ outta the way…okay?
Heck ya, get it outta the way!
Next day the gray skies came
Insisting it rain, drop after drop
It poured and poured and poured
Then finally dropped to a stop
We never saw the giant guy again
Or even had time to become his friend
Funny how life just sends what it sends
Then suddenly splits like the hurried breeze
To still these ripened apple trees
Leaving us a hefty score of work to be done
Beneath the warm Washington Sun
While we wonder and wonder...
Was the shadowman wavin’ hello or goodbye?
Nobody knows... but the shadowman knows
He shows up early - goes home well before dark
He’s the quietest dude, ‘tis so, ‘tis so