Ranchin' In the Evenin'

Mother, tell me mother,

Where has my daddy gone

And why is my daddy always leavin'?

Hush, my child and go to sleep

He's workin' with the cows and sheep

Daddy does his ranchin' in the evenin'

Mother, tell me mother,

Why he took his gun along

For I know 'tis not the gaming season.

Hush my child and go to sleep

Tis bigger game your daddy seeks

For daddy does his hunting in the evenin'

Mother, oh dear mother,

I see him comin' round

And seven bonnie thoroughbreds he's leadin'

Hush my child and go to sleep

And of these things do never speak

Daddy makes his liv' in the evenin'

Mother, tell me mother,

Is that my daddy's voice

Callin to you so early in the dawnin'?

Hush my child and go to sleep

'Tis not the time to bother me

For daddy does his lovin' in the morning

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Lyrics submitted by Jenifer Palmer.