Sweet Baby James
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1. There is a young cowboy he lives on the range,
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his horse and his cattle are
his only companion.
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He works in the saddle and he
sleeps in the canyon,
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waiting for
summer, his pastures to change.
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And as the moon rises he sits
by his fire,
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thinkin'
about women and glasses of beer,
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closing his eyes as the
doggies retire,
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he sings out a song which is
soft, but it's clear,
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as if maybe someone could
hear.
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Goodnight you moonlight ladies,
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rock-a-bye sweet baby James.
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Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose,
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won't you let me go down in my dreams ?
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And rock-a-bye sweet baby James.
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2. Now the first of December was covered with snow,
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and so was the turnpike from Stockridge to
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Lord, the Berkshires seemed
dreamlike on account of that frosting,
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with ten
miles behind me and ten thousand more to go.
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There's a song that they sing
when they take to the highway,
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a song that they sing when
they take to the sea,
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a song that they sing of
they're home in the sky,
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maybe you can believe, it if
it helps you to sleep,
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but singing works just fine
for me.
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So goodnight you moonlight ladies,
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rock-a-bye sweet baby James.
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Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose,
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won't you let me go down in my dreams ?
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And rock-a-bye sweet baby James.
(orig. = capo 2nd) (James
Taylor)