Lyrics Rags And Old Iron - 2004 Digital Remaster - Nina Simone

Rags, old iron, rags, old iron
All he was buying was just rags and old iron

I heard, that old rag man, now making his rounds
He came right to my alley, Lord, with sorrowful sounds
Crying, rags, old iron, and pulling his cart
Ask him how much he'd give me for my broken heart

Rags, old iron, rags, old iron
All he was buying was rags and old iron

So I asked, that old rag man, how much he would pay
For a heart that was broken, baby, when you went away
For a burnt out old love light that no longer beams
And a couple of slightly used second hand dreams

Rags, old iron, rags, old iron
All he was buying was rags and old iron

Whatever he'd offer, I'd happily take
For those big empty promises you used to make
For those memories of you that are no longer sweet
I wish he could haul them off down the street

Rags, old iron, rags, old iron
All he was buying was just rags and old iron

When love doesn't last, tell me, how much is it worth?
It was once mama's most precious possession on Earth
When I asked, that old rag man, he'd like to buy
He just shook his head and continued to cry

Rags, old iron, rags, old iron
All he was buying was just rags and old iron
Rags, old iron, rags, old iron
Rags, old iron, rags, old iron, rags, old iron