This was written to the tune of an old gaelic song (The Mist-covered mountain).
The chords are Am G Am C G Am G Am throughout the whole song.
Chorus:
Am
Hush, Hush it's time to be sleeping
G
Hush, Hush dreams come a-creeping
Am G C G
Dreams of peace and freedom
Am G Am
So smile in your sleep bonny baby
Verse:
Am
Once our Valleys were ringing
G
With the sounds of our children singing
Am G C G
Now sheep bleat in the evening
Am G Am
And the sheilings stand empty and broken
Chorus
Verse:
Where stands our proud highland mettle?
Our men once so feared in battle
But now they stand huddled like cattle
Soon to be shipped o'er the ocean
Chorus
Verse:
We stood with our heads bowed in prayer
While factors lay our cottages bare
Flames fire clear mountain air
And many were dead in the morning
Chorus
Verse:
No use pleading or praying
Now gone, gone all hopes of staying
So hush now anchors away
Don't cry in your sleep bonny baby
