Reckoning

There was a wealthy merchant, in london he did dwell
He had a beautiful daughter, the truth to you we'll tell
Oh the truth to you we'll tell

She had sweethearts a plenty, and men of high degree
But none but jack the sailor, her true love ever be
Oh her true love ever be

Jackie's gone a sailing, with trouble on his mind
He's left his native country and his darling girl behind
Oh his darling girl behind

She went down to a tailor shop and dressed in man's array
She climbed on board a vessel to convey herself away
Oh convey herself away

Before you get on board sir, your name we'd like to know
She smiled on her countenance, they called me jack-a-roe
Oh they called me jack-a-roe

I see your waist is slender, your fingers they are small
Your cheeks too red and rosy to face the cannonball
Oh to face the cannonball

I know my waist's to slender, my fingers they are small
But it would not make me tremble to see ten thousand fall
Oh to see ten thousand fall

The war soon being over she went and looked around
Among the dead and wounded her darling boy she found
Oh her darling boy she found

She picked him up on in her arms and carried him to the town
She sent for a physician to quickly heal his wounds
Oh to quickly heal his wounds

This couple they got married so well they did agree
This couple they got married so why not you and me?
Oh why not you and me?
Oh why not you and me?

All i know is something like a bird within her sang,
All i know she sang a little while and then flew on,
Tell me all that you know, i'll show you snow and rain.

If you hear that same sweet song again, will you know why?
Anyone who sings a tune so sweet is passin' by,
Laugh in the sunshine, sing, cry in the dark, fly through the night.

Don't cry now, don't you cry, don't you cry anymore.
Sleep in the stars, don't you cry, dry your eyes on the wind.

All i know is something like a bird within her sang,
All i know she sang a little while and then flew off,
Tell me all that you know, i'll show you snow and rain.

If my words did glow with the gold of sunshine
And my tunes were played on the harp unstrung,
Would you hear my voice come thru the music,
Would you hold it near as it were your own?

It's a hand-me-down, the thoughts are broken,
Perhaps they're better left unsung.
I don't know, don't really care
Let there be songs to fill the air.

Ripple in still water,
When there is no pebble tossed,
Nor wind to blow.

Reach out your hand if your cup be empty,
If your cup is full may it be again,
Let it be known there is a fountain,
That was not made by the hands of men.

There is a road, no simple highway,
Between the dawn and the dark of night,
And if you go no one may follow,
That path is for your steps alone.

Ripple in still water,
When there is no pebble tossed,
Nor wind to blow.

But if you fall you fall alone,
If you should stand then who's to guide you?
If i knew the way i would take you home.

La dee da da da, la da da da da, da da da, da da, da da da da da
La da da da, la da da, da da, la da da da, la da, da da.

To lay me down, once more
To lay me down with my head in sparklin' clover
To lay me down, one last time, to lay me down

To be with you, once more, to be with you.
With our bodies close together
Let the world go by, like the clouds a'streamin'
To lay me down, one last time, to lay me down

To lay me down, to lay me down, to lay me down, one last time,
To lay me down
To lie with you, once more, to lie with you
With our dreams entwined together
To wake beside you, my love still sleepin'
To tell sweet lies, one last time and say good night
To lay me down, to lay me down, to lay me down, one last time,
To lay me down, one last time, to lay me down
To lay me down, to lay me down, to lay me down, to lay me down
To lay me down

Out on the lonely hillside in a cabin low and small
Lived the sweetest rose of color my rosie mcfall
Her eyes were bright and shining and her voice was sweet to me
Knew that i would always love her and i hoped that she loved me

My eyes turned to me, my darlin' and this is what she said:
You know that i would always love you when you and i are wed.
Then god way up in heaven one day for her did call
I lost my bride, oh how i loved her, my rosie mcfall

I searched this wide world over through cities great and small
But i never found another like my rosie mcfall

Up on the blue ridge mountains, there i'll take my stand.
Up on the blue ridge mountains, there i'll take my stand.
A rifle on my shoulder, six shooter in my hand;
Oh lord, i been all around this world.

Lulu, my lulu come and open the door.
Lulu, my lulu come and open the door.
Before i have to walk in with my old 'forty-four'.
Oh lord, i been all around this world.

Mama and papa, little sister makes three.
Mama and papa, little sister makes three.
They're comin' in the mornin'; that's the last you'll see of me.
Oh lord, i been all around this world.

Hang me, oh, hang me, so i'll be dead and gone.
Hang me, oh, hang me, so i'll be dead and gone.
I wouldn't mind your hangin', boys but you wait in jail so long.
Oh lord, i been all around this world.

Up on the blue ridge mountains, there i'll take my stand.
Up on the blue ridge mountains, there i'll take my stand.
A rifle on my shoulder, six shooter in my hand;
Oh lord, i been all around this world.

I'd rather be in some dark hollow where the sun don't ever shine
Then to be at home alone and knowin' that you're gone
Would cause me to lose my mind.

Well blow your whistle freight train carry me far on down the track
Well i'm going away, i'm leaving today
I'm goin', but i ain't comin' back.

I'd rather be in some dark hollow where the sun don't ever shine
Then to be in some big city, in a small room, with you upon my mind.

Well i'm going away, i'm leaving today
I'm goin' but i ain't comin' back.

Once upon a time there was an engineer.
Drove a locomotive both far and near.
Accompanied by a monkey that would sit on a stool
Watching everything the engineer would do
One day the engineer wanted a bite to eat,
He left the monkey sitting on the driver's seat,
The monkey pulled the throttle, the locomotive jumped the gun
And did 80 miles an hour down the mainline run.

Big locomotive right on time, big locomotive coming down the line.
Big locomotive no. 99, left the engineer with a worried mind.

The engineer called up the dispatcher on the phone,
To tell him all about his locomotive was gone.
Dispatcher got on the wire, switch operator to the right,
Cause the monkey's got the main line sewed up tight.
The switch operator got the message on time,
Said there's a northbound livin' on the same main line,
Open up the switch i'm gonna let him through the hole,
Cause the monkey's got the locomotive under control.

Big locomotive right on time, big locomotive coming down the line.
Big locomotive no. 99, left the engineer with a worried mind.