The Deepening Snow

It's snowing out there in the gloamin'

I've sat here and watched it all night

The kids will be thrilled when they waken

And look at the fields steeped in white

But the snow makes me think of my darlin'

For he hated the snow and the cold

Now he lies in a grave here in Ireland

With a headstone that's just one year old

Won't you please make the winter go quick, Lord

So the flowers around him can grow

For I can't stand the thought of my darlin'

Lying there in the deepening snow

Little Jimmy climbs up on my knee now

Saying, "Mommy, what causes the snow?"

Then I tell of the wonderful Father

Who cares for us all here below

Then I hold him so close and I kiss him

And he, kissin' back, doesn't know

That my kiss is meant for his daddy

Lying there in the deepening snow

Won't you please make the winter go quick, Lord

So the flowers around him can grow

For I can't stand the thought of my darlin'

Lying there in the deepening snow

No, I can't stand the thought of my darlin'

Out there in the deepening snow