[Verse 1: Derek Shulman]
Gather round the village square
Come good people both wretched and fair
See the troubadour play on the drum
Hear my songs on the lute that I strum

[Chorus: Derek Shulman]
I will make you laugh
Revel, merry dance
Throw your pennies
Then you'll hear more of
The story-telling half
There's no other chance
Always move on
Raconteur, troubadour

[Verse 2: Derek Shulman]
Take the face that you see for the man
Clown and minstrel, I am what I am
All my family, not of my kin
Home, wherever, the place that I'm in

[Chorus: Derek Shulman]
Humours give me wage
Favors for my art
Rising, falling
Everyone struggle on
All the world's a stage
All can play their part
I have chosen
Raconteur, troubadour
[Instrumental Break 1:42–3:01]

[Verse 3: Derek Shulman]
Dusk is drawing, my story is spun
Dawn is falling, my day's work is done
Morning, rested I set on my way
Find new faces to offer my play

[Chorus: Derek Shulman]
I will make you laugh
Revel, merry dance
Throw your pennies
Then you'll hear more of
The story-telling half
There's no other chance
Always move on
Raconteur, troubadour