Sweet Baby James Lyrics - Sweet Baby James - James Taylor

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 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 moonlight ladies 

Rockabye sweet baby James 

Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose 

Won't you let me go down in my dreams 

And rockabye sweet baby James 

Now the first of December was covered with snow 

So was the turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston 

The Berkshires seemed dream-like 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