The Little Grave-George Hamilton IV

[ti:The Little Grave] [ar:George Hamilton IV] [al:Forth Worth, Dallas or Houston] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Little Grave (小坟墓) - George Hamilton IV [00:09.31]One winter's Eve [00:11.20] [00:12.76]Went to walking out beyond the city gate [00:18.25] [00:19.54]For to fetch a fresh young pheasant [00:22.78] [00:24.05]For my darling's dinner plate [00:27.10] [00:31.98]It was snowing oh so quietly [00:35.04] [00:36.57]And the woods were wide and soft [00:39.69] [00:41.18]Just the sound of snowflakes falling [00:44.31] [00:45.74]And the footsteps as I walked [00:48.64] [00:53.26]There I saw a fresh young pheasant [00:56.81] [00:58.16]And I shot and killed him there [01:01.13] [01:05.86]And I heard a distant church bell [01:09.55] [01:10.59]As the bird fell from the air [01:13.67] [01:18.51]As I held his dying body the [01:23.14]Strangest thought came over me [01:26.05] [01:27.52]God had made this little body that [01:32.11]I had killed so faultlessly [01:34.10] [01:39.81]All the woods were dark and shadowed [01:43.30] [01:44.73]With the light the cold stars gave [01:47.84] [01:52.84]Sent a prayer to God in heaven [01:55.70] [01:57.01]And covered up the little grave [02:00.34] [02:04.95]And covered up the little grave