Franklin's Tower (Roll Away the Dew)

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In another time's forgotten space

your eyes looked from your mother's face,

wildflower seed on sand and stone

may the four winds blow you safely home.



Roll away the dew, roll away the dew

Roll away the dew, roll away the dew



I'll tell you where the four winds dwell,

In Franklin's tower there hangs a bell,

It can ring -- turn night to day

It can ring like fire when you lose your way.



Roll away the dew, roll away the dew

Roll away the dew, roll away the dew



God save the child that rings that bell,

It may have one good ring, baby you can't tell,

One watch by night, one watch by day

If you get confused listen to the music play



Some come to laugh their past away

Some come to make it just one more day;

Whichever way your pleasure tends

If you plant ice, you're gonna harvest wind



Roll away the dew, roll away the dew

Roll away the dew, roll away the dew



In Franklin's tower the four winds sleep,

Like four lean hounds the lighthouse keep,

Wildflower seeds in the sand and wind

May the four winds blow you home again



Roll away the dew, roll away the dew

Roll away the dew, you better roll away the dew

Roll away the dew, you better roll away the dew --roll away!

Roll away the dew, you better roll away the dew --roll away!

Roll away the dew, roll away the dew --roll away!

Roll away the dew, roll away the dew