BUSK NOT BEG

Living on the streets is fraught with danger 
However my life was changed by a total stranger 
"Busk not beg " he came and said to me 
Since then my life was never the same as you will see 

I nicked an old guitar from out of a skip 
I found the perfect singing spot by a tall ship 
The songs from my youth were sung from that day 
Busking not begging was the perfect way 

Then one day while I was doing my daily singing round 
A record producer passed my way he liked my sound 
From day to this I'm now a famous folk singer 
Busking not begging got me out of a terrible ringer