Come to my bedside, my darlin'
 Come over here and gently close the door
 Lay your body soft and close beside me
 And drop your petticoat upon the floor

 I've waited for you, oh, such a long time
 I plan a plan on every new day born
 Words cannot express one thing I'm sure of
 That it's in my loving arms where you belong
 
 Your breast has told my ear life's golden 
 secrets
 Your back has shown my fingers endless roads
 Your lips have whispered wisdom that is 
 timeless
 'Bout life and death and things that I never 
 known
 
 So come to my bedside, my darlin'
 Come over here and gently close the door
 Lay your body soft and close beside me
 And drop your petticoat upon the floor
 
 Your eyes are bluer than the mountain waters
 Your hair is flowing dark and flowing long
 Your skin has more gold than a morning 
 sunrise
 And it's softer than the breeze of the 
 summer's dawn

 So come to my bedside, my darlin'
 Come over here and gently close the door
 Lay your body soft and close beside me
 And drop your petticoat upon the floor