[Verse 1]
Laying on my back
In the newly mown gra**
Rain is coming down
But I know the clouds will pa**
You bring me tea
Say "the babe's a-sleeping"
Lay down beside me
Love ain't for keeping
[Verse 2]
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
[Outro]
Lay down beside me
Love ain't for keeping
Lay down my darling
Love ain't for keeping