Ancient Rhymes — John Denver

Two days before the moon was round You felt the urge of sun s light beams The muffled world of dolphin sounds Slipped out and back, into your dreams

For nine full months that passed before You learned of all of life's ancient rhymes Then mother sensed a far-ther shore And brought you forth in-to these times

So taste the air of your new world And gently guide us to your mind It knows the winds and sails unfurled And holds to heart the dol-phin kind

Welcome precious earthmade child We met you first in your fa-ther's songs And mother's smile and waters wild

It's in this place you now be-long

I know you know of all these things And feel the faith of a dolphin's sigh For you were born on silver wings To taste the high blown crys-tal sky

So sing one day to all of us The songs you learned in dol-phin lair Giving home to life as all we must And teach us how their grace to share