ONE MORE MILE
(Than Hall, aka Jean Ritchie)

I've been a-wanderin' all the night,
And the best part of the day
And now I'm returnin' to my home;
When I turn to my home, when I turn to my home,
I know what I'll hear my darlin' moan,
Moanin' one more mile,
Moanin' two more miles,
Moanin' Honey can't you stay a little while.

I have rocked this old cradle every time the baby cried
Cause its daddy's been away so long.
Yes, I've rocked this old cradle, yes I've rocked it so long,
And always I sing the same old song.
Sing, one more mile,
Singin', two more miles,
Singin', Honey can't you stay a little while.

I have give you all my money, I have give you all my pay
It's so hard to make a livin' thisaway;
Well, I don't want your money and I don't want your pay,
But darlin', O darlin', can't you stay?
Always, one more mile,
Always, two more miles,
Always, Honey can't you stay a little while.

My time it is done, I must be gone,
No longer, no longer can I stay;
When that old lonesome whistle blows, well, a man's got to go;
Can't you hear what that old whistle has to say?
Sayin', one more mile,
Sayin', two more miles,
Sayin', Honey can't you stay a little while.


One More Mile (Than Hall) - from Celebration of Life, page 103

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