The Loom of the Land lyrics

Artist  : Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds 
Song : The Loom of the Land
 


It was the dirty end of winter
Along the loom
of the land
When I walked with sweet
Sally
Hand upon hand


And the wind
it bit bitter
For a boy of no means
With no
shoes on his feet
And a knife in his
jeans


Along the loom of the
land
The mission bells peeled
From the
tower at Saint Mary's
Down to Reprobate
Fields


And I saw that the world
Was
all blessed and bright
And Sally breathed
softly
In the majestic night


O baby
please don't cry
And try to keep
Your
little hand upon my shoulder
Now go to
sleep


The elms and the poplars
Were
turning their backs
Past the rumbling
station
We followed the tracks


We
found an untrodden path
And followed it
down
The moon in the sky
Like a dislodged
crown


My hands they burned
In the
folds of her coat
Breathing milky white
air
From deep in her throat


O baby
please don't cry
And try to keep
Your
little head upon my shoulder
Now go to
sleep


I told Sally in whispers
I'll
never bring you harm
Her breast it was
small
And warm in my palm


I told
her the moon
Was a magical thing
That it
shone gold in winter
And silver in
spring


And we walked and
walked
Across the endless sands
Just me and
my Sally
Along the loom of the
land


O baby please don't cry
And
try to keep
Your little head upon my
shoulder
Now go to sleep