Lyrics

Big Boy Lullaby


I mean it’s easy to tell why you move so slow
I mean it’s easy to tell why you strut strut strut
I mean it’s easy to tell, but why not tell me
That you need me
Yes, It’s easy to tell

Sleepy baby…mommy’s here
I’ll hold your hair back, pay the rent,
Now – and - always…
“Once our valleys were ringing
With songs of our children singing
But now sheep bleat till the evening
And shielings lie empty and broken
And shielings lie empty and broken”

Turn your back fold your hands up leave a nice crease
Lock your door leave the heart under a couch
Let the fruits rot let the plate fall
Let in some drowsy air and slouch

Where is your valor
What shall we tell her
Her sweeping languor
Your constant lethargy
So distant and dodgy

Sleepy baby your girl is here
I’ll hold your head I’ll fix a meal
But not for long dear
“No use pleading or praying
For gone, gone is all hope of staying
Hush, hush, the anchor's a-weighing
Don't cry in your sleep […] baby”