Layin' on my back in 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 keepin'
 
Black ash from the foundry hangs like a hood
But the air is perfumed by the burning of the wood
The seeds are bursting
The springs a-seeping
 
Lay down, my darling
Love ain't for keepin'
Lay down beside me
Love ain't for keepin'
 
Lay down beside me
Love ain't for keepin'
Lay down, my darling
Love ain't for keepin'