LAST SONG
Words and music by Sarah McQuaid
Recorded on I Won’t Go Home ’Til Morning (2008), The St Buryan Sessions (2021)
When I was a little girl tucked in my bed at night
I’d have the door cracked open and I’d watch that thread of light
I’d listen to my mother as she played her old guitar
I’d say, do ‘Froggy Went A-Courtin’ for the next one
She’d say all right, but now this has to be the last song
Are you still awake
Go to sleep, child
The sun is down, you’re safe and sound
The sandman’s on his way
Honey, close your eyes
Time to be quiet now
’Til you wake up in the morning
And start another day
Years have passed and now I’m trying to learn some sweet old tune
In the hall I’ve got the light on so it shines into your room
You’re talking to your teddy bears and playing with your dolls
You should have been asleep an hour ago I’m thinking
Is it my mother’s voice or mine that I hear asking
Are you still awake
Go to sleep, child
The sun is down, you’re safe and sound
The sandman’s on his way
Honey, close your eyes
Time to be quiet now
’Til you wake up in the morning
And start another day
She left this world too soon to ever know you
She never got to see your little face
And I wish with all my heart
That she’d lived long enough to hold you
Long enough to kiss your cheek
And stroke your head and say
Are you still awake
Go to sleep, child
The sun is down, you’re safe and sound
The sandman’s on his way
Honey, close your eyes
Time to be quiet now
’Til you wake up in the morning
And start another day
Froggy went a-courtin’ and he did ride, mm-hmm
Froggy went a-courtin’ and he did ride
Sword and pistol by his side, mm-hmm
