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Cumberland Moon Lyrics by Steep Canyon Rangers

Lovin’ Pretty Women

2007

I dreamed a mountain in the field of stone
Where the thorn and thistle grow
Wake to the sound of a hungry child
Before the morning whistle blows
Oh father, oh father, what do you say
Why bring me to this doom?
Toil and struggle, struggle and pray
By the light of the cumberland moon
My love she dreams her life away
Out on the edge of town
I wanna go to her in the cool of the day
When the cumberland moon goes down
Take this broken smile of mine
Whistle a broken tune
Singing helps me pass the time
By the light of the cumberland moon
A deck of cards and a bottle o' brown
We'll rob these hustlers blind
Get a big motorbike and go ridin 'round
And leave the cumberland moon behind
Take this broken smile of mine
Whistle a broken tune
Singing helps me pass the time
By the light of the cumberland moon
Oh father, oh father, what do you say
Why bring me to this doom?
Toil and struggle, struggle and pray
By the light of the cumberland moon
I dreamed a mountain in the field of stone
Where the thorn and thistle grow
Wake to the sound of a hungry child
Before the morning whistle blows
Take this broken smile of mine
Whistle a broken tune
Singing helps me pass the time
By the light of the cumberland moon

About “Cumberland Moon” by Steep Canyon Rangers

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"Cumberland Moon" appears on "Lovin’ Pretty Women" in 2007.

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