The Making of a Man Songtext
von Steeleye Span

Iron enough to make a nail,
Lime enough to paint a wall,
Water enough to drown a dog,
Sulphur enough to stop the fleas,
Potash enough to wash a shirt,
Gold enough to buy a bean,
Silver enough to coat a pin,
Lead enough to ballast a bird,
Phosphor enough to light the town,
Poison enough to kill a cow,

You have iron enough to make a nail
And lime enough to paint a wall
But that just isn′t enough to make you a man
You have water enough to drown a dog
And sulphur enough to stop the fleas
But that just isn't enough to make you a man

A man has strength enough to build a home
And time enough to hold a child
And love enough to break a heart


You don′t have strength enough to build a home
Or time enough to hold a child
Or love enough to break a heart

You have potash enough to wash a shirt
And gold enough to buy a bean
But that just isn't enough to make you a man
You have silver enough to coat a pin
And lead enough to ballast a bird
But that jsut isn't enough to make you a man

A man has strength enough to build a home
And time enough to hold a child
And love enough to break a heart

You don′t have strength enough to build a home
Or time enough to hold a child
Or love enough to break a heart

You have phosphor enough to light the town
And poison enough to kill the cow
But that just isn′t enough to make you a man
You have iron enough to make a nail
And lime enough to paint a wall
But that just isn't enough to make you a man


A man has strength enough to build a home
And time enough to hold a child
And love enough to break a heart

You don′t strength enough to build a home
Or time enough to hold a child
Or love enough to break a heart
Or love enough to break my heart