The Vagabond

Robert Louis Stevenson

1850 to 1894

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All I seek, the heaven above
  And the road below me.
Give the jolly heaven above
Wealth I ask not, hope, nor love,
Wealth I seek not, hope nor love,
There's the life for a man like me,
Give the face of earth around,
  Let what will be o'er me;
  Nor a friend to know me.
Give the face of earth around
  Bread I dip in the river --
  And the road below me.
  Nor a friend to know me;
  And the road before me.
  And the byway nigh me.
  Let what will be o'er me;
Not to autumn will I yield,
  Where afield I linger,
Or let autumn fall on me
  Biting the blue finger;
Bed in the bush with stars to see,
Let the blow fall soon or late,
  There's the life for ever.
White as meal the frosty field --
  Let the lave go by me,
All I ask, the heaven above
Let the blow fall soon or late,
  Warm the fireside haven --
  Not to winter even!
Silencing the bird on tree,
Give to me the life I love,
  And the road before me.