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Sonny lives on a farm on a wide open space,
You can take off your sneakers and give up the race;
You could lay down your head by a sweet river bed,
But Sonny always remembers what it was his momma said.
Sonny carries a load though he's barely a man,
There ain't all that to do, but he does what he can;
And he watches the sea from a room by the stairs,
And the waves keep on rollin', they've done that for years.
Sonny, don't go away, I am here all alone,
And your daddy's a sailor who never comes home;
And the nights get so long and the silence goes on,
And I'm feeling so tired, I'm not all that strong.
It's a hundred miles to town, Sonny's never been there,
And he goes to the highway and he stands there and stares;
And the mail comes at four and the mailman is old,
But he still dreams his dreams full of silver and gold.
Sonny's dreams can't be real, they're just stories he's read,
Stars in his eyes and dreams in his head;
And he's hungry inside for the wide world outside,
And I know I can't hold him though I've tried and I've tried and I've tried.
Sonny, don't go away, I am here all alone,
And your daddy's a sailor who never comes home;
And the nights get so long and the silence goes on,
And I'm feeling so tired, I'm not all that strong.
Sonny, don't go away, I am here all alone,
And your daddy's a sailor who never comes home;
And the nights get so long and the silence goes on,
And I'm feeling so tired, I'm not all that strong.
The YouTube video above features an excellent cover performance by Ed Mulrooney of Grand Falls-Windsor, NL.
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The variant in the YouTube video below was arranged and recorded by Ryan's Fancy (Dance Around This One ©1981, Boot Records).
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The variant in the YouTube video below was arranged and recorded by Sons Of Erin (Pleasant And Delightful, trk#1, 1980, Erinson Records, St. John's NL).
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Sonny [G] lives on a farm on a wide open space,
You can take off your [G7] sneakers and [C] give up the [G] race;
You could [D] lay down your head by a sweet river bed,
But Sonny [C] always remembers what it was his Momma [G] said. [D]
Sonny [G] carries a load though he's barely a man,
There ain't all that to [G7] do, but he [C] does what he [G] can;
And he [D] watches the sea from a room by the stairs,
And the [C] waves keep on rollin', they've done that for [G] years. [D]
Sonny [G] don't go away, I am here all alone,
And your daddy's a [G7] sailor who [C] never comes [G] home;
And the [D] nights get so long, and the silence goes on,
and I'm [C] feeling so tired, I'm not all that [G] strong. [D]
It's a [G] hundred miles to town, Sonny's never been there,
And he goes to the [G7] highway and [C] he stands there and [G] stares;
And the [D] mail comes at four and the mailman is old,
But he [C] still dreams his dreams full of silver and [G] gold. [D]
Sonny's [G] dreams can't be real, they're just stories he's read,
Stars in his [G7] eyes and [C] dreams in his [G] head;
And he's [D] hungry inside, for the wide world outside,
And I [C] know I can't hold him though I've tried and I've [G] tried and I've tried [D]
Sonny [G] don't go away, I am here all alone,
And your daddy's a [G7] sailor who [C] never comes [G] home;
And the [D] nights get so long, and the silence goes on,
And I'm [C] feeling so tired, I'm not all that [G] strong. [D]
Sonny [G] don't go away, I am here all alone,
And your daddy's a [G7] sailor who [C] never comes [G] home;
And the [D] nights get so long, and the silence goes on,
And I'm [C] feeling so tired, I'm not all that [G] strong. [D]
~ Chords contributed by Bob Dumais ~
