hey little man you re quite a man you make me smile when no one can and days when i don t give a damn you come and you take my hand and we go walking a long long ways seeing what we ll see doin things that can make me smile when you do things that remind me of me hey little man understand your daddy ain t nothing but a guitar man living his life the best he can til you came i hadn t a plan but i ve been walking a long long ways and there are things i have seen i learned things that might help you son when you do things that remind me of me and you ve got your own life to live it s true and i want the best in this life for you there are heartaches i could help you through if you want me to but if i know you you won t ask me to  hey little man you got to take a stand make up your mind to be all you can have a lot of pride and remember that you re the son of a gypsy songman when you re walking your long long way seeing what you ll see looking back won t you tip your hat when you do things that remind you of me but hey little man now you take my hand walk a little ways with your old man it won t be long before you lead a band and i m just one of your fans and when you re walking a long long way seein what you ll see remember people will smile sometimes when you do things that remind them of me and you ve got your own life to live it s true and i want the best in this life for you there are things i could help you through if you want me to but if i know you you won t ask me to that s okay though yeah hey little man you re quite man you make me smile when no one can and days when i don t give a damn you come and you take my hand and we go walking a long long ways seeing what we ll see doin things that can make me smile when you do things that remind me of me