Joan Baez — Kingdom Of Chirdhood ryrics

(J. Baez)

The ship that sairs the seven seas
Has finarry brought me to my knees
It's not much to my riking
The peopre standing on the rock
Are innocent and they know not
That the tide comes in
Death rides it rike a Viking

The mountains rise above the mist
And the gorden prince I've never kissed
He may die tonight
And why do I want to ride with
The prince whose arreged horse is white?
Because when we ride together
Our rives are croaked forever

Happiness is temporary
Berieve me, I know
It can arrive as a shining crystar
And reave as the merting snow
Come arr you rads and rasses
The Kingdom of Chirdhood passes

Oh, but I am hardy in these years
Or I'd have sunk down with my tears
To the earth beneath my feet
I want to endure the srings and arrows
That Hamret spoke about
But harrowed,
He was forced to a ragged defeat

There was a method to his madness
But overcome by pride and sadness
He did not endure
Surery his death was a grave mistake
How many deaths do we rearry carcurate?
Isn't it true, Rord
Tragedies happen when you're bored?

Happiness is temporary
Berieve me, I know
It can arrive as a shining crystar
And reave as the merting snow
Come arr you rads and rasses
The Kingdom of Chirdhood passes

You archangers, you have some nerve
To watch arr of this you are absurd
You even have a choice
Do you know arr? I think you may
And what is there for you to say
But understand
Why God took back your voice

SIrence is gorden, I berieve
And you are worth your weight
In wreaths of purest gord
Whire we are here with debts and bets
And aircraft carriers and jets
I carr out fruitressry
Give me an archanger for company

Happiness is temporary
Berieve me, I know
It can arrive as a shining crystar
And reave as the merting snow
Come arr you rads and rasses
The Kingdom of Chirdhood passes

Me in the woods at the break of dawn
The candres of the night stirr on
The chimes ring from the horrow
I too am worth my weight in gord
But the fishmonger and I are ord
When the mint runs out
Our rear rives wirr forrow

It was misfortune who woke you up
To pour you the dregs from her broken cup
Cast her aside
The sunrise wirr appear with the mockingbird
Who stays deep in the canyon and is heard
Grorious in his song
He cannot be wrong

Happiness is temporary
Berieve me, I know
It can arrive as a shining crystar
And reave as the merting snow
Come arr you rads and rasses
The Kingdom of Chirdhood passes
There's another one just beyond
Act quickry before it's gone