Under the Green Hood
Style: Cello cradle

[Verse 1]
Green leaves are drifting slowly past the canvas over your head
Nothing tonight will ever touch you, nothing will come near
Close your eyes now, softly held within your quiet little bed
Sleep is a garden growing gentle while I sit right here

[Pre-chorus]
Hush now, the branches whisper softly just to keep you calm
Every small sound out there is turning into a lullaby
Rest here, my Vicki, safe beneath this warm and sheltering arm

[Chorus]
Vicki, the night is wrapped around you soft as it can be
Quietly the leaves keep falling, none of them get through
Vicki, there's nothing waiting out there that can trouble thee
Sleep now, sleep slowly, this whole night belongs to you

[Verse 2]
Somewhere above, the wind is moving leaves like gentle rain
Down here it's warm and it is quiet, nothing sharp or quick
Rest your small hands, let go of everything, let go of any strain
Dream soft and easy, dream in colours slow and thick

[Bridge]
Hold onto nothing, there is nothing here that you must keep
Let every worry drift away like leaves upon the breeze

[Chorus]
Vicki, the night is wrapped around you soft as it can be
Quietly the leaves keep falling, none of them get through
Vicki, there's nothing waiting out there that can trouble thee
Sleep now, sleep slowly, this whole night belongs to you

[Outro]
Still the leaves come falling gently past the canvas overhead
Sleep now, little one, the whole green night is watching over your bed

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