A Child Like Me

04/02/1992  annA rydeR© Copyright Control
5 string banjo with no drone string G tuning capo4 (B)

The first it was a little boy
The second was a little girl
And the third was another boy
The fourth was a girl
And the fifth was a girl
And the sixth was a boy
And the seventh he was the last
He was the baby

REMEMBER YOU WERE ONCE A CHILD
RUNNING FREE AND RUNNING WILD
DON’T FORGET WHAT IT WAS TO BE A CHILD

The house was big the garden too
There was no end of things to do
And the land all around was sand
Where silver birches grew
And they laughed and they cried
And found places to hide
And they teased and they pleased
Found magic horses to ride

REMEMBER YOU …

There was primrose and pine
Up the oak the ivy climbed
They made daisy chains
And danced beneath the washing line
There were strawberries in the wood
And the cherries tasted good
And the big tree stood over
And they climbed it if they could

REMEMBER YOU…

And they climbed all the trees
And they kicked up all the leaves
And they lay in the heather
And flew the sycamore keys
There were snakes and rabbits here
And foxes and deer
And all manner of creatures
At all times of the year

REMEMBER YOU…

And now the children have all grown
They have children of their own
Like swallows they’ve flown
Living far from home
Now they’ve gone, gone away
From the places where they used to play
But their sweet little voices echo round
You hear them say

REMEMBER YOU WERE ONCE LIKE ME
RUNNING WILD AND RUNNING FREE
DON’T FORGET WHAT IT WAS TO BE A CHILD LIKE ME

Now we’ve gone, gone away
From the places where we used to play
But our sweet little voices echo round
I hear them say

REMEMBER YOU WERE ONCE ME
RUNNING WILD AND RUNNING FREE
DON’T FORGET WHAT IT WAS TO BE ME
TO BE ME
 DON’T FORGET WHAT IT WAS TO BE A CHILD LIKE ME                                                

Recording: Track 1 Eye To Eye