Gm
F
Gm
Go son, go down to the water
Gm
F
Gm
And see the women weeping there
Gm
F
Gm
Then go up into the mountains
Gm
F
Gm
The men, they are weeping too
Gm
F
Gm
Father, why are all the women weeping?
Gm
F
Gm
They are weeping for their men
Gm
F
Gm
Then why are all the men there weeping?
Gm
F
Gm
They are weeping back at them
F
Gm
This is a weeping song
F
Gm
A song in which to weep
F
Gm
While all the men and women sleep
F
Gm
This is a weeping song
F
Gm
But I won’t be weeping long
Gm
F
Gm
Father, why are all the children weeping?
Gm
F
Gm
They are merely crying son
Gm
F
Gm
O, are they merely crying, father?
Gm
F
Gm
Yes, true weeping is yet to come
F
Gm
This is a weeping song
F
Gm
A song in which to weep
F
Gm
While all the men and women sleep
F
Gm
This is a weeping song
F
Gm
But I won’t be weeping long
Gm
F
Gm
O father tell me, are you weeping?
Gm
F
Gm
Your face seems wet to touch
Gm
F
Gm
O then I’m so sorry, father
Gm
F
Gm
I never thought I hurt you so much
F
Gm
This is a weeping song
F
Gm
A song in which to weep
F
Gm
While we rocl ourselves to sleep
F
Gm
This is a weeping song
F
Gm
But I won’t be weeping long
F
Gm
But I won’t be weeping long
F
Gm
But I won’t be weeping long
F
Gm
But I won’t be weeping long
Gm
F
