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Child

from Is This Legal? by Jon Gorey

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Child, you sing so cheerfully bright
Smiling, laughing in your delight
Ne'er seen I a more beautiful sight
My child so beautiful
Whisper and wait for the world to appear
Listen and watch so to fight all your fears
For soon your day in the sun it is here
Child so beautiful
Angel, guide my babe
Keep him close, keep him safe
Angel, beware, he's unprepared
For all that may lie in await.
Soon you will see all you want of the earth
Drunkards and wizards whose sorrowful mirth
Will lend to you visions of death and rebirth
My child, so beautiful
Take all your time and burn it away
Make it all rhyme but to mean what you say
Wander and lust for the coming of day
My child, so beautiful
Angel guide my babe
Keep him close, keep him safe
Angel beware, he's unprepared
For all that lie in await.
Cross as you may an arrogant stray
Take to your heart these words that I say
Do as you will and live come what may
My child so beautiful.

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from Is This Legal?, released July 14, 2000

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Jon Gorey Boston, Massachusetts

Singer/songwriter Jon Gorey has performed in bars, clubs, and cafes all over the world, from Seattle to Stockholm, including packed full-band shows in New York and his hometown of Boston. Some say his 2004 anthem ‘The Scarlet Letter,’ which was played on local radio and at Boston-area bars, helped the historically heartbreaking Red Sox win their first World Series title in 86 years. ... more

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