Hey Little Man ... Thursday's Child

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“Hey Little Man ... Thursday's Child”
Song by Strawbs
Album	Grave New World
Released	February 1972 (1972-02)
Recorded	November 1971 (1971-11)
Genre	folk-rock
Length	1:06
Label	A&M
Writer	Dave Cousins
Producer	Strawbs
Grave New World track listing
"Benedictus" (1) “Hey Little Man ... Thursday's Child” (2) "Queen of Dreams" (3)

"Hey Little Man ... Thursday's Child" is a song by English band Strawbs written by Dave Cousins. The track is to be found on the Grave New World album and the lyrics depict a father talking to his son. The song can be considered to be continued on a later track from the same album – "Hey Little Man ... Wednesday's Child", which has the same tune but different lyrics. The song is performed solely by Dave Cousins.

[edit] Personnel

• Dave Cousins – vocals, acoustic guitar

[edit] External links

• Lyrics to "Hey Little Man ... Thursday's Child" at Strawbsweb official site

[edit] References

• Sleeve notes to album CD 540 934-2 Grave New World (A&M 1998 Remastered)

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