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 doggies retire,
he sings out a song which is soft but it's clear
as if maybe someone could hear
Goodnight you moon light ladies,
rock a bye 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.
Now the first of December was covered with snow
and so was the turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston.
Though 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.
So, goodnight you moon light ladies,
rock a bye 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.
