„The Comfort of Strangers” by Cliff Wedgbury
A ballad in tribute to Paul E. Strzelecki
Giving so freely to the poor and starving man,
The comfort of strangers fed the hungry in this land.
From Dublin out to Mayo
In rain and sleet and frost,
He travelled with persistence
to help at any cost.
The horror he encountered
The torment of the poor,
Gave him resolve to alleviate
The blight at every door.
To help the children was his plan
To feed them in their schools,
To make them wash and comb their hair
And abide by certain rules.
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Clothes and meals were given
Children fed each day,
Fighting hunger where he could
Strzelecki led the way.
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Giving so freely to the poor and starving man,
The comfort of strangers fed the hungry in this land.
The plight of those in Ireland,
Touched a human nerve,
Strzelecki did all he could
He gave without reserve.
Giving so freely to the poor and starving man,
The comfort of strangers fed the hungry in this land.
The comfort of strangers fed the hungry in this land.
© Written and sung by Cliff Wedgbury
Cliff Wedgbury is a Cork-based poet and songwriter, born in London in 1946. His formative years were spent in the folk clubs, jazz clubs and second-hand bookshops on Charing Cross Road.
He began writing during these years and his last collection „A Lingering Adolescence” was published by Lapwing (Belfast, 2007).