The Thousandth Man [KIPLING poem set to music]

Here is a poem from Rudyard Kiplings “Rewards and Fairies“, published in 1910, which I have set to music. The video shows the River Itchen just south of Winchester. The Thousandth Man (Rudyard Kipling) Gm Eb F Dm ONE man in a thousand, Solomon says. Gm Eb Dm Will stick more close than a brother. Eb F Gm Eb And it’s worth while seeking him half your days Gm D Gm If you find him before the other. Nine hundred and ninety-nine depend On what the world sees in you, But the Thousandth Man will stand your frien
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