Track 6 of the album The Long Way Home · 2013
Lend Me Your Jacket, Old Friend
“Forty winters of one corduroy coat. It's the nearest I've come to writing a proper love song for a garment.”
acoustic · romantic folk · parlour folk · 3:36
Lyrics
Forty winters, one old coat Corduroy and patched at the knee You wore it when we met at the gate And you wore it on the quay You put it round my shoulders When I said I wasn't cold And I've been wearing it ever since Though I'm the one who got old Lend me your jacket, old friend It's the same one as before It's got your warmth inside the lining And a thread I'll always adore Lend me your jacket, old friend And walk me down the lane We'll go slow, we'll go steady Through the sunshine and the rain There's a pencil in the pocket And a bus ticket from the spring There's a seed from a sweet pea Half-forgotten, a small thing You said you'd mend the lining But I like it as it is A coat that carries all the years Is a kind of kiss Lend me your jacket, old friend It's the same one as before It's got your warmth inside the lining And a thread I'll always adore Lend me your jacket, old friend And walk me down the lane We'll go slow, we'll go steady Through the sunshine and the rain Some people give you diamonds Some people give you flowers You gave me a coat on a cold day And it lasted all the hours I won't give it back, my darling I'll wear it till I'm grey And you can have it after On some far and quiet day Lend me your jacket, old friend It's the same one as before It's got your warmth inside the lining And a thread I'll always adore Lend me your jacket, old friend And walk me down the lane We'll go slow, we'll go steady Through the sunshine and the rain Old friend Through the sunshine and the rain