Capo on 2nd fret
by Ralph Stanley from "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning"
Transcribed by Jason Hannan
Intro: D
A {D}lonely young wife in her {G}dreaming dis{D}cerns
A lily decked pool with a border of {A}ferns
And a {D}beautiful child with {G}butterfly {D}wings
Drifts down to the edge of the {A}water and {D}sings
{D}Come mama, come, {G}quick follow {D}me
Step out on the leaves of the {A}water li{D}ly
And the {D}lonely young wife, her {G}heart beating {D}wild
Cries wait till I come, till I reach you my {A}child
But the {D}beautiful child with {G}butterfly {D}wings
Steps out on the leaves of the {A}lily and {D}sings
{D}Come mama, come, {G}quick follow {D}me
Step out on the leaves of the {A}water li{D}ly
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And the {D}wife in her dreaming steps {G}out on the {D}stream
But the lily leaves sink and she wakes from her {A}dream
Oh the {D}waking is sad, for the {G}tears that it {D}brings
And she knows its her dead baby?s {A}spirit that {D}sings
{D}Come mama, come, {G}quick follow {D}me
Step out on the leaves of the {A}water li{D}ly
{D}Come mama, come, {G}quick follow {D}me
Step out on the leaves of the {A}water li{D}ly
End
This is officially the saddest song in the world.
Jason
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