Sweet Baby James

Taylor James

1. 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 dogies retire        
   He sings out a song which is soft but it's clear
   As if maybe someone could hear    

R: 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 rock-a-bye sweet baby James          

2. Now the first of December was covered with snow               
   And so was the turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston           
   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  

R: Goodnight you moonlight ladies...