Come To My Bedside, My Darlin’

[Chorus]
Come to my bedside, my darlin'
Come over here and close the door
Won't you lay your body soft and close beside me
And drop your petticoat upon the floor?

[Verse 1]
Well, I've waited for you such a long time
I've tried to grow and be a better man
And you knew your love has made one poor heart wealthy
Though my clothes may lay tattered in your hand
And your breast has told my ear life's golden secrets
Your back has shown my fingers endless rows
And your lips have whispered wisdom that is timeless
About life and death and things I never knowed

[Chorus]
So come to my bedside, my darlin'
Come over here and close the door
Won't you lay your body soft and close beside me
And drop your petticoat upon the floor?

[Verse 2]
Your eyes are bluer than the mountain waters
Your hair is flowing dark and flowing long
And your skin has more gold than a morning sunrise
Yes, it is softer than the breeze of a summer dawn
And I miss you with every passing sunset
I plant a plant on every new day born
No, no, words cannot describe one thing I'm sure of
That it's in my loving arms that you belong

[Chorus]
So come to my bedside, my darlin'
Come over here and close the door
Won't you lay your body soft and close beside me
And drop your petticoat upon the floor?