Eulogy

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Lay me down in the sacred ground Keep me from the cold Wrap me in the deep warm earth Where the stars can see my soul Take me where them trees stand tall By the waters in the river bend Let me face the risin' sun Commend my spirit to the wind [Chorus] Make no monuments or mortal crowns Or speak my name again when you lay me down (Hm-huh, hm-huh, hm-huh) [Verse 2] Lay me where the forest blooms In the land that's seen no plough Where the fragrancе on the western wind Is carriеd from every Springtime flower Give me peace and give me rest Lay me down on the mountain crest Bury me softly without a sound Let the scrub grow back across that mound [Chorus] Make no monuments or mortal crowns Or speak my name again when you lay me down (Hm-huh, hm-huh, hm-huh) [Verse 3] Bury me quick and bury me deep Without no coffin or shrouded sheet Wrap me in the Mother Earth So I can nurture the land's rebirth Give me joy and give me song Carry the struggle wide and long Do not grieve and do not weep Mortal memories are all we keep [Chorus] Make no monuments or mortal crowns Or speak my name again when you lay me down (Hm-huh, hm-huh, hm-huh) [Verse 4] Let the winter dew fall on that grave Let me see the night sky blaze See the Moon in the winter wane Knifin' through that Cosmic maze Give me water, give me fire Don't give me monuments of stone Give me rainbows in the sky Give back my land in which to lie [Chorus] Make no monuments or mortal crowns Or speak my name again when you lay me down (Hm-huh, hm-huh, hm-huh) [Outro] [Instrumental for 14 minutes]