Well hey I been down that a way
With a dream on my arm
Yet me an' my love we could not stay
We heard voices of children
An' by little hands were led astray

All the boughs bend for us
All the earth awaits thee
All the stones they will cry out
An' every tongue confess thee

Oh my dream come an' take me quickly
Before the struggle take me
Yeah lay me down any way you choose
An' let the voices of our children wake me

The boughs they all will bend for us
An' all the earth awaits thee
All the stones they will cry out
Yes an' every tongue confess thee

An' tho' the word yes
It falls on deaf ears
It is spoken just the same
The word is stands
Look straight at every man
From kings down to the lay
Well I told it fast an' glad
The color of a sloe drink
Or so they say
An' so they say by the light of day
Hidden beneath their wings
Of black, brown an' grey

The boughs they all will bend for us
An' all the earth awaits thee
An' all the stones they will cry out
An' every tongue confess thee

An' thro' the word yes
It falls on deaf ears
It is spoken just the same
The word is stands
Look straight at every man
From kings down to the lay