Sweet Baby James Lyrics

Sweet Baby James lyrics

James Taylor
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
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
Lord, the Berkshires seemed dreamlike 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
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