Judy Collins - The night comes on

I went down to the ^Cplace where I ^Gknew she lay waiting ^CUnder the marble and the ^Dsnow I said, "^GMother I'm frightened the ^Cthunder and the ^Glightning I'll ^Cnever come through this a^Dlone" She, "^CSaid I'll be ^Fwith you my ^Cshawl wrapped a^Fround you My ^Chand on your ^Fhead when you ^Cgo" And the ^Gnight came on it was^Dm very calm I ^Bbwanted the night to go ^Fon and on But she ^Csaid, "Go back, go back to the ^Gworld"

We were fighting in ^CEgypt when they ^Gsigned this agreement That nobody ^Celse had to ^Ddie There was this ^Gterrible sound and my ^Cfather went ^Gdown With a ^Cterrible wound in his ^Dside He said, "^CTry to go ^Fon, take my ^Cbooks take my ^Fgun And re^Cmember my ^Fson how they ^Clied" And the ^Gnight comes on^Dm and it's very calm I'd ^Bblike to pretend that my ^Ffather was wrong But you ^Cdon't want to lie, not to the ^Gyoung

We were locked in this kitchen, I^C took to re^Gligion And ^Cwondered how long she would ^Dstay I ^Gneeded so ^Cmuch to have ^Gnothing to touch I've always been ^Cgreedy that ^Dway But my ^Cson and my ^Fdaughter climbed ^Cout of the ^Fwater Crying, "^CPapa you ^Fpromised to ^Cplay" And they ^Glead me away to the ^Dmgreat surprise It's, "^BbPapa don't peek, Papa^F cover your eyes" And they ^Chide, they hide in the ^Gworld

Now I look for her ^Calways, I'm ^Glost in this calling I'm tied to the ^Cthreads of some ^Dprayer Saying, "^GWhen will she ^Csummon me, ^Gwhen will she come to me What must I ^Cdo to pre^Dpare?" When she ^Cbends to my ^Flonging like a ^Cwillow like a ^Ffountain She ^Cstands in the ^Fluminous ^Cair And the ^Gnight comes on it's ^Dmvery calm I ^Bblie in her arms, she says,^F "When I'm gone I'll be ^Cyours, yours for a ^Gsong"

Now the crickets are ^Csinging, the ^Gvesper bells ringing The ^Ccat's curled asleep in his ^Dchair I'll go ^Gdown to Bill's ^CBar, I can ^Gmake it that far And I'll ^Csee if my friends are still ^Dthere Yes, and ^Chere's to the ^Ffew who for^Cgive what you ^Fdo And the ^Cfewer who ^Fdon't even ^Ccare And the ^Gnight comes on, it's ^Dmvery calm I w^Bbant to cross over I w^Fant to go home But she ^Csays, "Go back, go back to the ^Gworld"