Little One

Little One
Music by Peter Link
Lyrics by Ragan Courtney and Peter Link

Hello Little One
How ya’ doin’?
Everthing all right in there?
I’m doin’ jus’ fine
Thank you.
This here’s your Mama talkin’. Uh huh.
An’ ma’ name is Thyme
Spelled T-h-y-m-e.
I know you don’t know how to spell yet, (hmmh)
But I’ll see ta’ that!
That’s right …
You can count on it.
You can bet yer sweet little bottom on that!

(Sung)
You n’ me Little One
We gonna have such fun
Jus’ watchin’ the clouds go by
Jus’ wait till you see the sky
An’ jus’ wait till you see the risin’ sun
An’ all its shades of light.
Jus’ wait till you see the stars come out
A’dancin’ ‘cross the night.
Jus’ wait till you feel them cool clean sheets
Layin’ in yer baby bed
Jus’ wait till you hear the sound of a fiddle
Fillin’ up yer head.
Jus’ wait till I hold you in my arms
An’ whisper in yer ear
“I love you, Darlin’ Little One
An’ I’ll always be right here”

An’ we’ve only jus’ begun
My Little One
(Thyme hums to the baby)
Hmmm
(Spoken)
In case you ever wanna know,
You were conceived in Oklahoma,
An’ will be born
Only God knows where,
Somewhere across America,
From sea ta’ shinin’ sea,
But you’ll always be
An’ Okie from Skedee

An’ the child of God.
(4 Bar Interlude)
It seems you were destined
Ta’ have two fathers.
I’ll prob’ly tell ya’
More ‘bout that
At a later time,
But jus’ know this:
You gonna be
The luckiest kid on this ol’ earth

Ta’ have two such wondrous pals
As yer two Pas
When ya’ need someone ta’ turn to.

(Sung)
You an’ me Little One
We’re gonna do such things
Like laughin’ yes oh how we’ll laugh

But then there will come a time
When Thyme’s no longer here
Then you’ll be alone
An’ on yer own
Blood, flesh an’ bone
An’ tryin’ ta’ find yer way back home
My heart
Oh, my heart
Wherever I may be
I promise I will find you
An’ I will be with thee
So proud a’ what you’ve overcome
So proud of all the things you’ve done
So proud, so proud,
Of my darlin’ Little One
Born to free the people

Yes Darlin’ I’ll hold you in my arms again
An’ whisper in yer ear
“I love you, Darlin’ Little One
An’ I’ll always be right here
Yeah it’s only jus’ begun
My Little One