*The Crane Wife 1*

INTRO



VERSE 1

It was a cold night
              
And the snow l

   
ay around
I pulled my coat tight
              
Against the fa

      
lling down
And the sun was all
              
And the sun wa

           
s all down
And the sun was all
              
And the sun wa

           
s all down

VERSE 2

I am a poor man
              
I haven't weal

       
th nor fame
I have my two hands
              
And a house to

    
 my name
And the winter's so
              
And the winter

           
's so long
And the winter's so
              
And the winter

           
's so long

CHORUS

And all the stars were crashing 'round
              
As I laid eyes

             
 on what I'd f

ound

VERSE 3

It was a white crane
              
It was a helpl

    
ess thing
Upon a red stain
              
With an arrow 

    
its wing
And it called and cried
              
And it called 

               
and cried so
And it called and cried
              
And it called 

               
and cried so

CHORUS

And all the stars were crashing 'round
              
As I laid eyes

             
 on what I'd f

ound
              
My crane wife,

              
 my crane wife
              
My crane wife,

          
 my crane wife

VERSE 4

Now I helped her
              
And I dressed 

    
her wounds
And how I held her
              
Beneath the ri

     
sing moon
And she stood to fly
              
And she stood 

            
to fly away
And she stood to fly
              
She stood to f

        
ly away

CHORUS

And all the stars were crashing 'round
              
As I laid eyes

             
 on what I'd f

ound
              
My crane wife,

              
 my crane wife
              
My crane wife,

          
 my crane wife

            
Da da da da da

             
 da da da da d

             
a da da da da 

  
da
            
Da da da da da

             
 da da da da d

             
a da da da da 

  
da

                       


*The Crane Wife 2*

INTRO



VERSE 1

              
My crane wife 

             
arrived at my 

           
door in the mo

onlight
             
All star-brigh

             
t and tongue-t

              
ied I took her

 
 in

VERSE 2

             
We were marrie

             
d and bells ra

             
ng sweet for o

   
ur wedding
             
And our beddin

             
g was ready wh

           
en we fell in

CHORUS

            
Sound the keen

             
ing bell and s

              
ee it's painte

  
d red
              
Soft as fontan

             
elle, the feat

              
hers in the th


read
              
When all I eve

            
r meant to do 

       
was to keep yo

u
             
My crane wife,

             
 my crane wife

             
, my crane wif

     
e

VERSE 3

              
We were poorly

             
, our fortunes

       
 fading hourly
            
And how she vo

              
wed me she cou

            
ld bring it ba

ck

VERSE 4

             
But I was gree

             
dy, I was vain

             
 and I forced 

       
her to weaving
             
On a cold loom

             
 in a closed r

             
oom down the h

all

CHORUS

            
Sound the keen

             
ing bell and s

              
ee it's painte

  
d red
              
Soft as fontan

             
elle, the feat

              
hers in the th


read
              
When all I eve

            
r meant to do 

       
was to keep yo

u
             
My crane wife,

             
 my crane wife

             
, my crane wif

     
e

OUTRO

            
There's a bend

              
 in the wind a

      
nd it rakes at

 my heart
            
There is blood

              
 in the thread

        
 and it rakes 

at my heart

             
Rakes at my he

          
art, heart, he

          
art, heart, he

  
art

   

            
Heart, heart, 

            
heart, heart, 

           
heart, heart, 

      
heart, heart

   
My crane wife


*The Crane Wife 3*

INTRO

        x2

VERSE 1

            
And under the 

        
boughs unbound
            
All clothed in

           
 a snowy shrou

d
            
She had no hea

          
rt so hardened
            
All under the 

        
boughs unbound

        x2

VERSE 2

            
Each feather, 

            
it fell from s

kin
            
Till threadbar

        
e she grew thi

n
             
How were my ey

         
es so blinded?
            
Each feather, 

            
it fell from s

kin

CHORUS

             
And I will han

             
g my head, han

           
g my head low
             
And I will han

             
g my head, han

           
g my head low

        x2

VERSE 3

            
A gray sky, a 

    
bitter sting
            
A rain cloud, 

          
a crane on win

g
            
All out beyond

       
 horizon, oh
            
A gray sky, a 

    
bitter sting

CHORUS

             
(And I will ha

             
ng my head, ha

           
ng my head low

) x7

OUTRO

        x4