Steep Canyon Rangers - Cumberland Moon Lyrics

I dreamed a mountain in the field of stoneWhere the thorn and thistle growWake to the sound of a hungry childBefore the morning whistle blowsOh father, oh father, what do you sayWhy bring me to this doom?Toil and struggle, struggle and prayBy the light of the cumberland moonMy love she dreams her life awayOut on the edge of townI wanna go to her in the cool of the dayWhen the cumberland moon goes downTake this broken smile of mineWhistle a broken tuneSinging helps me pass the timeBy the light of the cumberland moonA deck of cards and a bottle o' brownWe'll rob these hustlers blindGet a big motorbike and go ridin 'roundAnd leave the cumberland moon behindTake this broken smile of mineWhistle a broken tuneSinging helps me pass the timeBy the light of the cumberland moonOh father, oh father, what do you sayWhy bring me to this doom?Toil and struggle, struggle and prayBy the light of the cumberland moonI dreamed a mountain in the field of stoneWhere the thorn and thistle growWake to the sound of a hungry childBefore the morning whistle blowsTake this broken smile of mineWhistle a broken tuneSinging helps me pass the timeBy the light of the cumberland moon