David, Play Your Harp

David, I remember
All the tunes you used to play me on your French harp
While I still held your heart
You’d play me “Rock of Ages”
“I’ll Fly Away”
And “Amazing Grace”
Now you’re blowing your harmonica at the local bar

You used to play me to sleep with
“Oh Suzanna, don’t you weep”
And now you give no thought to all my tears
You’re playing out your heart
For all the cowboys and the barflies
Playing “Honkytonk” and “Night Life”
While they don’t even care

David, play your harp while my heart is breakin’
While I sit here aching
You’re making melody
But David, while you’re playing
I’ll be on my knees a’prayin’
That the morning finds waking once again to play for me

Jeannie with the light brown hair
With love
Your music filled the air
You’ll never know how much I miss that song
The songbirds in the meadow
Helped you serenade me, darling
Now you’re walking for the rebels at the local honkytonk

David, play your harp while my heart is breakin’
While I sit here aching
You’re making melody
But David, while you’re playing
I’ll be on my knees a’prayin’
That the morning finds waking once again to play for me

David, play your harp while my heart is breakin’