Hairless

"Hairless" is the fourth song of Simon Sargon's song cycle Take Five, which sets the poetry of Sam Hoffenstein.

Date: 1969Composer: Simon SargonText: Samuel HoffensteinSong Collection: Take Five

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Hairless
by Samuel Hoffenstein

Babies haven’t any hair;
Old men’s heads are just as bare;
Between the cradle and the grave
Lies a haircut and a shave.

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