Jacob's Dream
Alison Krauss"Jacob's Dream" is a song by Alison Krauss, released in 2007 in the Pop genre. The song is 4:11 long and contains 26 lines and 296 words.
Lyrics
0:13In the spring of 1856 with the snow still on the ground
0:19Two little boys were lost in the mountains above the town
0:27The father went out hunting the boys had stayed behind
0:34While mother tended to her chores they wandered from her side
0:43The two had gone to follow him and lost their way instead
1:01By dusk the boys had not been found and fear had turned to dread
1:10Two hundred men had gathered there to comb the mountain side
1:17The fires were built on the highest peak in hopes they'd see the light
1:25Ohh mommy and daddy why can't you hear our cries
1:33The day is almost over soon it will be night
1:40We're so cold and hungry and our feet are tired and sore
1:48We promise not to stray again from our cabin door
1:56Now Jacob Diverd woke one night from a strange and eerie dream
2:13He saw a path between two hills near a dark and swollen stream
2:22He told his wife he saw the boys huddled close beside a log
2:29For two more nights the dream returned this vision sent from God
2:38Ohh mommy and daddy why can't you hear our cries
2:46The day is almost over soon it will be night
2:53We're so cold and hungry and our feet are tired and sore
3:02We promise not to stray again from our cabin door
3:10A thousand men had searched in vain the west side of pop's creek
3:38But Jacob's wife knew of this place and said to travel east
3:47With a guide to take him there Jacob came upon the scene
3:55And found the boys cold and still beneath the old birch tree
4:03Ohh mommy and daddy look past the tears you cry
4:11We're both up in heaven now God is
In the spring of 1856 with the snow still on the ground Two little boys were lost in the mountains above the town The father went out hunting the boys had stayed behind While mother tended to her chores they wandered from her side The two had gone to follow him and lost their way instead By dusk the boys had not been found and fear had turned to dread Two hundred men had gathered there to comb the mountain side The fires were built on the highest peak in hopes they'd see the light Ohh mommy and daddy why can't you hear our cries The day is almost over soon it will be night We're so cold and hungry and our feet are tired and sore We promise not to stray again from our cabin door Now Jacob Diverd woke one night from a strange and eerie dream He saw a path between two hills near a dark and swollen stream He told his wife he saw the boys huddled close beside a log For two more nights the dream returned this vision sent from God Ohh mommy and daddy why can't you hear our cries The day is almost over soon it will be night We're so cold and hungry and our feet are tired and sore We promise not to stray again from our cabin door A thousand men had searched in vain the west side of pop's creek But Jacob's wife knew of this place and said to travel east With a guide to take him there Jacob came upon the scene And found the boys cold and still beneath the old birch tree Ohh mommy and daddy look past the tears you cry We're both up in heaven now God is
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