Mary Chapin Carpenter - Halley Came To Jackson Lyrics

(mary Chapin Carpenter)

late One Night When The Wind Was Still
daddy Brought The Baby To The Window Sill
to See A Bit Of Heaven Shoot Across The Sky
the One And Only Time Daddy Saw It Fly

it Came From The East Just As Bright As A Torch
the Neighbors Had A Party On Their Porch
daddy Rocked The Baby, Mother Said `amen`
when Halley Came To Visit In Nineteen Ten

now Back Then Jackson Was A Real Small Town
and It`s Not Every Night A Comet Comes Around
it Was Almost Eighty Years Since Its Last Time Through
so I Bet Your Mother Would`ve Said `amen` Too

as Its Tail Stretched Out Like A Stardust Streak
the Papers Wrote About It Every Day For A Week
they Wondered Where It`s Going And Where It`s Been
when Halley Came To Jackson In 1910

now Daddy Told The Baby Sleeping In His Arms
to Dream A Little Dream Of A Comet`s Charms
and He Made A Little Wish As She Slept So Sound
in Nineteen Eighty-six That Wish Came `round

it Came From The East, Just As Bright As A Torch
she Saw It In The Sky From Her Daddy`s Porch
as Heavenly Sent As It Was Back Then
when Halley Came To Jackson In Nineteen Ten
late One Night When The Wind Was Still

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