Layin' on my back In the newly mown grass Rain is coming down But I know the clouds will pass You bring me tea Say "the babe's a-sleepin'" Lay down beside me Love ain't for keeping Black ash from the foundry Hangs like a hood But the air is perfumed By the burning firewood The seeds are bursting The spring is seeping Lay down beside me Love ain't for keeping Lay down beside me Love ain't for keeping Lay down beside me Love ain't for keeping Lay down my darling Love ain't for keeping