Son ny lives on a farm, with - wide open space. Take off your sho es stay out of the race - You could lay down your head by a sweet river bed - But Sonny re mem bers what his mother said Oh, Son ny don't go away, I am here all alone - And your dad dy's a sailor who never comes home And the nights get so long and the si lence goes on And I'm feeling so tired, I'm not all that strong