The Weeping Song Lyrics - Nick Cave & The Bad Seed

Go son, go down to the water 

And see the women weeping there 

Then go up into the mountains 

The men, they are weeping too 

Father, why are all the women weeping? 

They are weeping for their men 

Then why are all the men there weeping? 

They are weeping back at them 

This is a weeping song 

A song in which to weep 

While all the men and women sleep 

This is a weeping song 

But I won't be weeping long 

Father, why are all the children weeping? 

They are merely crying son 

Oh, are they merely crying, father? 

Yes, true weeping is yet to come 

This is a weeping song 

A song in which to weep 

While all the men and women sleep 

This is a weeping song 

But I won't be weeping long 

Oh father tell me, are you weeping? 

Your face seems wet to touch 

Oh then I'm so sorry, father 

I never thought I hurt you so much 

This is a weeping song 

A song in which to weep 

While we rock ourselves to sleep 

This is a weeping song 

But I won't be weeping long 

No I won't be weeping long 

No I won't be weeping long 

No I won't be weeping long