There's a Cradle In Caroline!

There's a cradle in Caroline

A bough on a tree

A-bowin' to me

There's a cradle that I call mine

A carpet of green

You know what I mean

And while I stretch and yawn

Upon a lawn the heavens kissed

Why, even in my sleep

I seem to weep for what I've missed

There's a blanket of stars that shine

To comfort a guest

A sheltering nest

There's a cradle in Caroline

Calling me back

Calling me back to rest