Kate & Anna Mcgarrigle

Sun Son, Shining On The Water

Kate & Anna Mcgarrigle


Oh father come to the window 
Look over yonder lake 
At the wondrous golden city 
Beyond the icy wake 
In my short life we've passed this way 
Ten times or more 
And never did this city 
Rise up on that far shore 

That's the Sun son, shining on the water 
It's not Cairo, New York or Rome 
And just a matter of hours before you see your mama 
Waiting for you back at home 

Big buildings at it's centre 
Stand ablaze with light 
While lesser spires around these 
Entrap the beams in flight 
Oh look now I see people 
With faces small and fine 
And in their midst just staring 
A boy's face like mine 

That's the Sun son, shining on the water 
It's not Cairo, New York or Rome 
And just a matter of hours before you see your mama 
Waiting for you back at home 

The Sun was shrinking 'cause night was falling 
And the boy went off to sleep 
His wondrous city vanished 
Into the icy deep 
The Moon was rising 'cause night had fallen 
And all was as before 
As we made our way past the countless pines 
On the cold lake's northern shore 

That's the Sun son, shining on the water 
It's not Cairo, New York or Rome 
And just a matter of hours 
Before you see your mama 
Waiting for you back at home