Love ain't for keeping Lay down beside me 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'" Black ash from the foundry

Down in the islands, down in the islands If you really wanna know where you can find me You should lose track of your timing Grab a drink beside me I'll be unwinding Can anybody here pass me a beer And I'ma keep playing this music that you hear And if

(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do) Now I'm just another one Singing that same song You're the only one I want beside me, -side me Only yesterday, you were beside me, -side me Don't you remember me, darling? When you lay down to sleep, do you still think of me?

Love ain't for keeping Lay down beside me Lay down my darling 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'"