Lullabies for Billy

• Soft Where You Lie

  Rocking chair waltz · Waltz · Rocking · Slow

  A slow rocking waltz lullaby for sending Billy off to sleep, built around the soft sway of curtains in the night air.

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  Verse 1

  Curtains breathe so softly by the window where you lie Catching just a whisper of the calm night passing by Nothing in this room will ever pull you out of rest You are held so gently, you are safe upon this nest

  Pre-chorus

  Close your eyes and let the quiet carry you along Every little worry turns to nothing, turns to song Drift a little further where the dark is soft and slow

  Chorus

  Billy, Billy, hush now, let the night be still and mild Nothing here will ever hurt you, dearest little child Sleep is only kindness wrapping round you soft and warm Billy, you are cradled safe from every kind of storm

  Verse 2

  White cotton trembles gently though there's nothing there to fear Just the breath of midnight passing quiet and so near You are wrapped in stillness deeper than the darkest blue Rest is only waiting here to hold and keep you

  Pre-chorus

  Close your eyes and let the quiet carry you along Every little worry turns to nothing, turns to song Drift a little further where the dark is soft and slow

  Chorus

  Billy, Billy, hush now, let the night be still and mild Nothing here will ever hurt you, dearest little child Sleep is only kindness wrapping round you soft and warm Billy, you are cradled safe from every kind of storm

  Bridge

  Somewhere past the window, stars are keeping watch tonight Holding every dream of yours until the morning light

  Chorus

  Billy, Billy, hush now, let the night be still and mild Nothing here will ever hurt you, dearest little child Sleep is only kindness wrapping round you soft and warm Billy, you are cradled safe from every kind of storm

  Outro

  Let the cotton settle soft as breathing slows to rest Sleep now, little Billy, gathered gently, always blessed

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• Amber Light

  Gentle acoustic · Acoustic · Nylon guitar · Soft

  A soft, slow lullaby that follows an amber light sliding gently through the dark, carrying a small traveller safely toward sleep.

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  Verse 1

  Amber light is drifting slow across the quiet wall Rocking gently as the whole wide world turns still and small Nothing out there in the dark can trouble you at all Rest against the hum that carries softer than a call

  Pre-chorus

  Every mile is wrapped in blankets, every sound is low Close your eyes and let the amber carry where you go Sleep is waiting just beyond the window's gentle glow

  Chorus

  Billy, Billy, drift along with me Warm inside this rolling, rocking sea Nothing chilly, nothing you should fear tonight, Billy Only sleep and steady arms to keep you free

  Verse 2

  The carriage sways so softly like a cradle built for you Every passing light a little lantern shining through Your breathing slows to match the gentle rhythm rolling true There is nowhere in this whole wide night that you are due

  Chorus

  Billy, Billy, drift along with me Warm inside this rolling, rocking sea Nothing chilly, nothing you should fear tonight, Billy Only sleep and steady arms to keep you free

  Bridge

  Hold the quiet like a blanket pulled up to your chin Let the amber light keep sliding till the dreams begin

  Chorus

  Billy, Billy, drift along with me Warm inside this rolling, rocking sea Nothing chilly, nothing you should fear tonight, Billy Only sleep and steady arms to keep you free

  Outro

  The amber light will keep on sliding gently while you rest Safe and warm and softly held, you are the ones I love best

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• Down the Quiet River

  Folk cradle song · Folk · Dulcimer · Rocking

  A slow folk cradle song for settling a little one called Billy, carrying them gently downstream into sleep on the image of an oar moving silently through dark water.

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  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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