Ramona

From the Album Well May The World Go (Smithsonian Folkways)

Ramona, your hair shines like gold
Like copper you skin in the moonlight
Ramona, your heart is so deep
The language you speak with your body
While the fiddles play
And our people sing

Songs for Ramona
Passions of grief
How can I sleep
When I’m thinking tonight of you, my love

Ramona, your love filled with grace
The earth and stars and the moon shine
Down on you while you dance
A halo of light surrounds you
While the spirits sing
And the forest rings

To the rhythm of Ramona
A fire swells
How could I not
Want to be your lover

Ramona, they say our people are bad
They’ve driven out like cattle
Cursed us for the life we lead
Tried to keep us divided
But the anvil still rings
And our people still sing
Songs for Ramona
While my heart it’s with you
The path that does lie
Tomorrow so soon before us

Ramona, my love a picture of sound
A ballet of movement in shadows
At night round the fire in your floral gown
How could I not want to love you?

Words & Music by Larry Long
Copyright Larry Long 1997; Renewed 2020 / BMI

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