My moon shines so softly
on the hair of my killer.
Pour flowers on his head.
Help me give
him some shelter.
Come lie by the river.
Rest your head, don't you fear.
Then sleep softly, my baby.
They won't find you here.
And daddy forgave them,
they've taken and murdered all that he loved.
He came with a gun,
his mind all undone.
Pretty stars draw pure wonder
on the eyes of my killer.
Help me give him some shelter.
Come lie by the river.
Rest your head, don't you fear.
Then sleep softly, my baby.
They won't find you here.
And daddy forgave them,
they've taken and murdered all that he loved.
He came with a gun,
his mind all undone.
Now he's weeping.
They want to hug him and mourning.
I will die on a mountain
when the evening is falling.
Kill softly my baby,
for I'll rise
in the morning.
Come take me by the river.
Bring your gun, don't you fear.
Then sleep
quiet,
my baby.
They won't find my body here.
And daddy forgave them,
they've taken and
murdered all that he loved.
He came with a gun,
his mind all undone.
Now he's weeping.