[Verse 1] Laying on my back In the newly-mown grass Rain is coming down But I know the clouds will pass You bring me tea Say the babe's a-sleeping Lay down beside me Love ain't for keeping [Verse 2] Black ash from the foundry Hangs like a hood But the air is perfumed By the burning firewood The seeds are bursting The spring's a-seeping Lay down, my darling Love ain't for keeping Lay down beside me Love ain't for keeping [Outro] Lay down beside me Love ain't for keeping Lay down, my darling Love ain't for keeping