Down the Quiet River
Style: Folk cradle song

[Verse 1]
I will carry you so softly like an oar without a sound
Dipping slow into the water while the night is wrapped around
Nothing here can touch you, nothing waking to be found
Rest against me, little Billy, safe is what you've found

[Pre-chorus]
Hush now, feel how still the water's turning
Every ripple settles where it lies
Close your eyes, there's nothing left for learning

[Chorus]
Billy, Billy, drift away with me
Down a river dark and warm and slow
Nothing in the world can follow, Billy
Only quiet places left to go

[Verse 2]
Somewhere far the current bends but here it barely makes a sound
Cradled in the middle of it, nothing lost and nothing found
You are held the way the water holds a boat that's homeward bound
Sleep is just the far bank waiting, sleep is solid ground

[Pre-chorus]
Hush now, feel how still the water's turning
Every ripple settles where it lies
Close your eyes, there's nothing left for learning

[Chorus]
Billy, Billy, drift away with me
Down a river dark and warm and slow
Nothing in the world can follow, Billy
Only quiet places left to go

[Bridge]
No splash, no sound, only steady breathing
Only you and me and the going slow
Wherever this dark water might be leading
It leads to somewhere gentle, this I know

[Chorus]
Billy, Billy, drift away with me
Down a river dark and warm and slow
Nothing in the world can follow, Billy
Only quiet places left to go

[Outro]
Somewhere the oar has stilled, the water settled, resting deep
Billy, you are already halfway into sleep

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