Hal Ketchum Swing Low Lyrics

Swing Low Lyrics

I met her at the mission

Living just this side of sin

Her mouth was soft and when she spoke

Lord, I fell right in



She had a baby in a blanket

A dollar and a half

She looked a little leery

She let out a little laugh



Opened up my overcoat

Invited them inside

Two fragile little flowers

With nowhere left to hide



She said her old man left her

Just before the baby came

I could feel the tears well up inside

Each time she spoke his name



Swing low, swing low

Sweet angel face

Why would such a simple child

Come to such a place?



We talked until the wind died down

Baby woke and stirred

She made a little hushing sound

Spoke some magic word



The baby yawned and smiled at me

But she said, "We can't stay"

She thanked me for my kindness

Turned and walked away



Swing low, swing low

Sweet angel face

Why would such a simple child

Come to such a place?



I think about them all the time

Hope they found their home

Seems that it's my calling now

To walk these streets alone



Sometimes when the wind is right

I can smell her sweet perfume

I think about the warm embrace

That ended all too soon



Swing low, swing low

Sweet angel face

Why would such a simple child

Come to such a place?



Oh, oh, oh, why would such a simple child

Come to such a place?