Bone Of Song Lyrics - Josh Ritter

Just where it now lies I can no longer say 

I found it on a cold and November day 

In the roots of a sycamore tree where it had hid so long 

In a box made out of myrtle lay the bone of song 

The bone of song was a jawbone old and bruised 

And worn out in the service of the muse 

And along its sides and teeth were written words 

I ran my palm along them and I heard 

Lucky are you who finds me in the wilderness 

I am the only unquiet ghost that does not seek rest 

The words on the bone of song were close and small 

And though their tongues were dead I found I knew them all 

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Then I saw on a white space that was left 

A blessing written older than the rest 

It said leave me here I care not for wealth or fame 

I'll remember your song but I'll forget your name 

The words that I sang blew off like the leaves in the wind 

And perched like birds in the branches before landing on the bone again 

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Then the bone was quiet it said no more to me 

So I wrapped it in the ribbons of a sycamore tree 

And as night had come I turned around and headed home 

With a lightness in my step and a song in my bones 

Lucky are you who finds me in the wilderness 

I am the only unquiet ghost that does not seek rest