Sweet Baby James lyrics by James Taylor
James TaylorSWEET BABY JAMES
There is a young cowboy
He lives on the range
His horse and his cattle
are his only companions
He works in the saddle and
he sleeps in the canyons,
waiting for summer,
his pastures to change
As the moon rises
he sits by his fire,
thinking about women
and glasses of beer
And closing his eyes
as the doggies retire,
he sings out a song which
is soft but it's clear as if
maybe someone could hear
Goodnight
you moonlight ladies,
rock~a~bye sweet
baby James
Deep greens and blues
are the colors I choose
Won't you let me go down
in my dreams?
And rock~a~bye
sweet baby James
Now the first of December
was covered with snow
and so was the turnpike from
Stockbridge to Boston
Though the Berkshires
seemed dream~like on
account of that frosting,
with ten miles behind me and
ten thousand more to go
There's a song that
they sing when they
take to the highway,
a song that they sing
when they take to the sea,
a song that they sing
of their home in the sky,
Maybe you can believe
it if it helps you to sleep,
but singing works
just fine for me
So, goodnight
you moonlight ladies,
rock~a~bye
sweet baby James
Deep greens and blues
are the colors I choose
Won't you let me go
down in my dreams?
And rock~a~bye
sweet baby James
