buy for me the rain my darling buy for me the rain
buy for me the crystal pools that fall upon the plain
and i’ll buy for you a rainbow and a million pots of gold
buy it for me now babe before i am too old
buy for me the sun my darling buy for me the sun
buy for me the light that falls when day has just begun
and i’ll buy for you a shadow to protect you from the day
buy it for me now babe before i go away
buy for me the robin darling buy for me the wing
buy for me a sparrow almost any flying thing
and i’ll buy for you a tree my love where a robin’s nest may grow
buy it for me now babe the years all hurry so
i cannot buy you happiness i cannot by you years
i cannot buy you happiness in place of all the tears
but i can buy for you a gravestone to lay behind your head
gravestones cheer the living dear they’re no use to the dead
Artist: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Year: 1967
Decade: 60s
Language: en
Word Count: 83