Tie the rope tight boys tie the rope tight
Lift up your eyes and draw down the night
This chain stretches long in steel and blue
In Josephine Knots from me to you

There's a harlequin moon the sky's heavy with rain
The touch of a hand the sound of a name
This thread runs the branches of every oak tree
In Josephine Knots from you to me

From the firstborn cry to the last whispered breath
I was here at the birth I'll be here at the death
In the eyes you remembered and the smile you forgot
We are bound tightly with Josephine Knots

So give me your hand boys at least just for now
I will hold you as long as time will allow
And when fingers slip and ribbons untie
Just look for those Josephine Knots in the sky
Just look for those Josephine Knots in the sky