Endless Sleep

ENDLESS SLEEP
By Jody Reynolds & Dolores Nance
Key: Eb

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The night was black, rain fall-in down
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Looked for my ba-by, she's no-where a-round
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Traced her foot-steps down to the shore
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Fraid she's gone for-ev-er more
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I looked at the sea and it seemed to say
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I took your ba-by from you a-way.
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I heard a voice cry-in in the deep
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Come join me, ba-by, in my end-less sleep.

Why did we quarrel, why did we fight?
Why did I leave her alone tonight?
That's why her footsteps ran into the sea
That's why my baby has gone from me.
I looked at the sea and it seemed to say
I took your baby from you away.
I heard a voice cryin in the deep
Come join me, baby, in my endless sleep.

Ran in the water, heart full of fear
There in the breakers I saw her near
Reached for my darlin, held her to me
Stole her away from the angry sea
I looked at the sea and it seemed to say
You took your baby from me away.
My heart cried out she's mine to keep
I saved my baby from an endless sleep.

Endless sleep, endless sleep