I joined this space on Aug 5th, and have been reading and even answering a few of the inquiries.
Now I am putting forth a challenge.................in the early 70's when i was a young girl...there was a really pretty albiet sad song being played.
My mother says that I am nuts and no such song exists.......
But I know better............
It is a song about a young man, possibly a young couple, who see an old organ grinder with a monkey that danced......
The latter part of the song contains the line.......I went back/down to the corner to hear the old man play, a policeman said the old man died one cold (November) day........and then says something else about the monkey who had a little cup of tin, that dance for joy when someone put a penny in for him..
I've tried every possible resource I know of... so if you have any info, music or lyrics let me know....my proof of sanity is on your shoulders.