Columbia River Lullaby
(Song by: Kate Power – Performed by: Kate Power and Steve Einhorn – Song Notes: by Alice Winship)
LYRICS
Sleep, baby me-o
Rock in the windy weave-o
Wave after wave-o
Out to the ocean we go
Sleep, baby, sleep
Mama will hold you till your dreams run free
To and fro, weathering old winter to spring
Tethers untying
Moonshine on the river
I’ll rock you through anything, so
Sleep, baby, sleep.
CHORUS
Roll, Columbia, roll
Out to the ocean and a tidewater squall
With a windy call keeps beckoning old sailors to salt
Tethers untying
Moonshine on the river
I’ll rock you through anything, so
Sleep, baby, sleep.
CHORUS
Fifty fishes deep
Deep in the water that old otter, he plays
And turns from the bay westerly, he’s hauling us away
Tethers untying
Moonshine on the river
I’ll rock you through anything, so
Sleep, baby, sleep.
NOTES
- Song by Kate Power
- Performed on CD by Kate Power and Steve Einhorn