Blessed In Peace - Slumber : One

Please, oh, please Though they're all deceased I beg of you on bended knee Please, oh, please Let them rest in please For once, they start, they never cease You see, here lies good old Fred A great big rock fell on his head And a peaceful rest lies brother Claude Planted here beneath this sod There's the first lady of opera, Haunting Harriet Searched for a tune but never could carry it Poor cousin Maude who never awoke The night her dreams went up in smoke Please, oh, please Though they're all deceased We must beware the spirits' release Rest in peace, cousin Huet We all know you didn't do it Mary wrote mysteries with masterful quill Not knowing the ink of words could kill So, please, oh, please Let them rest in peace Once they start, they never cease And right before your very eyes As the moon climbs high o'er the dead oak tree Spooks arrive for the midnight spree Creepy creeps with eerie eyes Start to shriek and harmonize Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize

It was the best that you could be for me I think we were lucky just to stay alive Even when you had only fire to breathe I know you were only trying to make it right Change everything I've ever known Try once again to let you go If you could go back now would you say it differently If there was no one there would you open up for me If this was the last time that we would ever speak Could we forgive somehow could we let it rest in peace Stories are lost somewhere behind your eyes You are a dying breed you stand alone I couldn't get through no matter how I tried You tore me apart but still I love you so Change everything I've ever known Try once again to let you go If you could go back now would you say it differently If there was no one there would you open up for me If this was the last time that we would ever speak Could we forgive somehow could we let it rest in peace If you could go back now would you say it differently If there was no one there would you open up for me If this was the last time that we would ever speak Could we forgive somehow could we let it rest in peace If you could go back now would you say it differently If there was no one there would you open up for me If this was the last time that we would ever speak Could we forgive somehow could we let it rest in peace

When he woke up, he saw the faces of the mighty Cherokee They'd found Shamrock and him passed out together Underneath the forest canopy Saw his tomahawk and skins, and they knew he was Shawnee See the Chief he now must go, one and all they did agree The old man stared into his soul, though he was blind as he could be Said, "If you're lookin' for your woman, it is here you shall find she" Said, "A man McClure had traded her for horses, on which he used, so he could flee" Dood said, "She wasn't his to trade, he stole her away, and he shot me" Then the old man whispered softly, "Her you now must go and see" When she saw him, she cried tears of joy, and he saw his soul in eyes blue as sea Chief didn't need no eyes to know he was hers, and she belonged to he He said, "I'm sorry for your troubles, she must go back home with thee" Said, "Get your mule", and waved his palm Said, "You both now may go in peace" So Dood climbed back up on ol' Shamrock He and Juanita went home happily

Oh well, I'm tired and so weary But I must go alone Till the lord comes and calls, calls me away, oh yes, Well the morning's so bright And the lamp is alight And the night, is as bright as the day, oh yes. There will be peace in the valley for me, some day There will be peace in the valley for me, oh Lord I pray There'll be no sadness, no sorrow No trouble, trouble I see There will be peace, peace in the valley for me, someday. --- Instrumental --- (Spoken) Well, that old bear is goin' to be gentle And the wolf will be tame And that old lion is gonna lay down by the little lamb, (oh yes) And the beasts from the wild Ohh it's gonna be led by a child (Sang) I'll be changed, changed from this creature that I am, (Oh yes.) There will be peace in the valley for me, some day There will be peace in the valley for me, oh Lord I pray There'll be no sadness, no sorrow No trouble, trouble I see There will be peace, in that old valley for me, someday There will be peace, in that old valley for me...

Erik wrote: "The theme is similar to the Nick's song New Morning. Note also that the line 'There'll be no sadness, no sorrow' also is in New Morning. Finally, the bright day versus black night antithesis is also the same. Well, I'm tired and so weary but I must go along, Till the Lord comes and calls, calls me away, oh, yes, And the mornin's so bright and the lamb is the light, And the night, night is as black as the sea, oh, yes. CHORUS There will be peace in the valley for me, some day, There will be peace in the valley for me, dear Lord, I pray. There'll be no sadness, no sorrow, no trouble I see, There will be peace in the valley for me. The bear will be gentle and the wolf will be tame, And the lion shall lie down with the lamb, that's what it Says, And the beasts from the wild will be led by a child, And I will be changed, changed from this creature that I am, oh, yes. CHORUS