Lyrics

Berry Basket Dawn

[Verse 1]
We wake with the spruce
And the cold creek song
Knee-deep in moss
Where the red roots grow long

You know the path
By the bent sage brush
By the blackbird call
And the deer-track hush

[Pre-Chorus]
Take what we need
Leave the rest in peace
Hands in the bark
And the sun on the leaves

[Chorus]
Berry basket dawn
Fill it, fill it slow
Berry basket dawn
Where the small wild things grow
Berry basket dawn
Sing it as we go
(berry basket dawn)

[Verse 2]
We split the fern
For the tender shoots
We taste the rain
On the cedar root

A patch of morels
Near a fallen pine
A handful of seeds
For a thankful line

[Pre-Chorus]
Take what we need
Hear the earth reply
Old ones guide us
With the hawk in the sky

[Chorus]
Berry basket dawn
Fill it, fill it slow
Berry basket dawn
Where the small wild things grow
Berry basket dawn
Sing it as we go
(berry basket dawn)

[Bridge]
When the winter comes
We will know the way
In a woven sack
Is the light of day

[Final Chorus]
Berry basket dawn
Fill it, fill it slow
Berry basket dawn
Where the small wild things grow
Berry basket dawn
Sing it as we go
(berry basket dawn)

David Rose