Sweet Baby James

Tom: G

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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 canyon.
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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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    thinkin' about women and glasses of beer.
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    And closing his eyes as the doggies 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 would hear......
    CHORUS
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    Good night you moonlight ladies, rock-a-bye 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 rock-a-bye 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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    Don't the Berkshires look dream-like on account of that frostin'?
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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 singin' works just fine for me .....
    (Chorus)