Forget My Loss Composer: Jay Clifford |
Studio Recordings: | 4-track recording |
Releases: | Jump, Little Children / Live at the Dock Street Theatre |
Tablature: | Tablature Archive |
First Performance: | unknown |
Song Information: | Part of the Charles Waters Folk Oratorio. |
Lyrical Transcription: | Official lyrics from the Charles Waters program (courtesy of Olivia) |
Let the sun gather round my shoulders
And I will forget my loss
For I had a child
Who's skin was soft as summer
As I laid her down for sleep
But she said "father don't leave me
My dreams have turned to black"
Listen here my only daughter slowly
And you will sleep in peace
For I have strong hands
And a cautious I for danger
So you can sleep in peace
But she said "father don't leave me
My skin has turned to white"
Listen here my only daughter closely
And you will sleep in peace
For my house is warm
From the winds that blow so coldly
So you can sleep in peace
But she said "father stay closely
My heart is cold like stone"
My daughter sleeps but she will not be dreaming
Her breathing grows so weak
My heart tears the skin
A bird has lost it's feathers
My hands they grow so weak
The moon rises over my farmland
But I can't look fondly on
Let the earth gather round my shoulders
And I will forget my loss
For I had a child
Who's skin was soft as summer
As I laid her down for sleep