Ames Taylor Sweet Baby James Lyrics

Sweet Baby James Lyrics

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 

  

 And 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 

  

 (Chorus) 

 Goodnight you moonlight ladies 

 Rockabye sweet baby James 

 Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose 

 Won't you let me go down in my dreams 

 And rockabye sweet baby James 

  

 Now the first of December was covered with snow 

 And so was the turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston 

 Lord, 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