Interpret:

Alison Krauss

Album:

A Hundred Miles Or More (A Collection)

In the spring of 1856 
With the snow still on the ground
Two little boys were lost 
In the mountains above the town
The father went out hunting
The boys had stayed behind
While mother tended to her chores
They wandered from her side


The two had gone to follow him
And lost their way instead
By dusk the boys had not been found
And fear had turned to dread
200 men had gathered there 
To comb the mountain side
The fires were built on the highest peak 
In hopes they'd see the light


Oh mommy and daddy
Why can't you hear our cries
The day is almost over
Soon it will be night
We're so cold and hungry 
And our feet are tired and sore
We promise not to stray again
From our cabin door


Now Jacob Diverd woke one night
From a strange and erie dream
He saw a path between two hills 
Near a dark and swollen stream
He told his wife he saw the boys
Huddled close beside a log
For two more nights the dream returned
This vision sent from God


Oh mommy and daddy
Why can't you hear our cries
The day is almost over
Soon it will be night
We're so cold and hungry
And our feet are tired and sore
We promise not to stray again 
From our cabin door


A thousand men had searched in vain
The west side of pop's creek
But Jacob's wife knew of this place
And said to travel east
With a guide to take him there
Jacob came upon the scene
And found the boys cold and still
Beneath the old birch tree


Oh mommy and daddy
Look past the tears you cry
We're both up in Heaven now
God is by our side
As you lay us down to rest
In the presence of the Lord
Know that we will meet you
Here at Heaven's door


Oh mommy and daddy
Look past the tears you cry
We're both up in Heaven now
God is by our side
And as you lay us down to rest
In the presence of the Lord
Know that we will meet you
Here at Heaven's door