There's a cradle in Caroline

A bough in a tree, a bowing to me

There's a cradle that I call mine

A carpet of green, you know what I mean



And while stretchin' out upon the lawn the heavens kissed

Why even in my sleep I dream (?) of what I've missed



There's a blanket of stars that shine

They beckon a guest(?), a sheltering nest

There's a cradle in Caroline

Calling me back, calling me back to rest