Bruce Cockburn Let Us Go Laughing Lyrics

Let Us Go Laughing Lyrics

My canoe lies on the water

Evening holds the bones of day

The sun
like gold dust slips away 



One by one antique stars

Herald
the arrival of

Their pale protectress moon 



Ragged branches
vibrate

Strummed by winds from o'er the hill

Singing tales of
ancient days 



Far and silent lightning

Stirs the cauldron of
the sky

I turn my bow towards the shore 



As we grow out of
stones

On and on and on

So we'll all go to bones

On and on
for many a year 



But let us go laughing -- O

Let us go 



And may the holy hermit's staff

On and on and on

Guide
you to the shortest path

On and on for many a year 



And let
us go laughing -- O

Let us go

Let us go laughing -- O

Let us
go