Sweet Baby James
James Taylor
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(5) | There is a young cowboy, he lives on the range,
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(5) | His horse and his cattle are his only companions,
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(4) | He works in the saddle and he sleeps in the canyons,
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(6) | Waiting for summer, his pastures to change.
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(4) | And as the moon rises he sits by his fire,
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(4) | Thinking about women and glasses of beer,
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(4) | And closing his eyes as the doggies retire,
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(4) | He sings out a song which is soft but it’s clear,
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(6) | As if maybe someone couldhear.
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(4) | He says goodnight you moonlight ladies,
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(4) | Rock-a-bye sweet baby James,
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(4) | Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose,
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(4) | Won’t you let me go down in my dreams,
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(4) | And rock-a-by sweet baby James.
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(5) | Well the first of December was covered with snow,
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(5) | And so was the turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston,
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(4) | The Birkshires seemed dream-like on account of that frostin’,
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(6) | With ten miles behind me and ten thousand more to go.
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(4) | There’s a song that they sing when they take to the highway,
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(4) | A song that they sing when they take to the sea,
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(4) | A song that they sing of their home in the sky,
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(4) | Maybe you can believe it, if it helps you to sleep,
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(6) | But singing works just fine for me.
Chorus.