How Many Miles to Babylon? lyrics

How many miles to Babylon?

Three score and ten

Can I get there by candle-light?

I am back again

If your feet be nimble

If your tread be light

You'll get there and back again

All by candle-light

Daddy's gone a-soldiering

Far across the sea

When will he come back again

Back to you and me?

If the winds are willing

If the moon shines bright

That's when he'll come back again

All by candle-light

Fingers at the window pane

Footsteps in the wood

The scent of dust on summer rain

Shadows on the wall

While the wind calls softly

While the moon shines bright

Like a phantom there he stands

In the candle-light

The sand is in your yellow hair

The sun has scorched your skin

Your uniform so fine and fair

The wars have worn it thin

If your heart is willing

If the time is right

Say you'll never leave again

Lie by me tonight

Come see, there's little left of me

But longing for my love

And to see the child I never saw

I thank the stars above

Weary of the killing

Ravaged from the fight

I must go before the dawn

Snuffs the candle-light

How many miles to Babylon?

Three score and ten

Can I get there by candle-light?

I am back again

If your feet be nimble

If your tread be light

You'll get there and back again

All by candle-light