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Sweet Little Jane

from Mercury 85 by Dan Johnson

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SWEET LITTLE JANE

I have walked on a lonesome highway
Where I dreamed a lonesome dream
I saw the stars in the endless skyway
Like the sand in a summer stream
I saw the moon rise on the desert
Spilling milk wherever she could fall
I saw the sun set on the ocean
From the top of a cold and distant wall

(Chorus)
Oh my sweet little Jane
How I long to hear you say my name
I have traveled in the rain and the snow
How I love you, you never will know

I hitched a ride on the southern coast
With a man who turned and then he said
Since adam left the garden
He’s had to work to earn his bread
I slept by the shore with a sailor
She gave her life to dreams
Her daddy’s up country
Her son is way downstream

At the station I stood by the tracks
I watched the trains passing me by
I saw the sun rise on the mountains
Spilling gold and blood across the sky
I hear a whistle from across the bay
Don’t it sound to me just like your sweet breath
I hear a dim and mournful howl
How I long to kiss your sweet lips

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from Mercury 85, released May 15, 2014

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Dan Johnson Burlington, Vermont

low key folk music - (how many?) records, a few (dozen?) years worth of weird gigs, no pressure y'all... did shows with some great folks and I just love country bluegrass and any kinda folk song mostly...

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