Sweet Baby James
James Taylor
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There is a young cowboy he lives on the range
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His horse and his cattle are his only companions
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He works in the saddle and he sleeps in the canyons
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Waiting for Summer, his pastures to change
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And as the moon rises he sits by his fire
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Thinking about women and glasses of beer
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And closing his eyes as the dogies retire
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He sings out a song which is soft but it's clear
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As if maybe someone could hear
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Goodnight you moonlight ladies
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Rockabye sweet baby James
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Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose
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Won't you let me go down in my dreams
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And rockabye sweet baby James
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Now the first of December was covered with snow
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And so was the turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston
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The Berkshires seemed dreamlike on account of that frosting
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With ten miles behind me and ten thousand more to go
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There's a song that they sing when they take to the highway
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A song that they sing when they take to the sea
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A song that they sing of their home in the sky
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Maybe you can believe it if it helps you to sleep
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But singing works just fine for me