BIG FOUR POSTER BED

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Song Title
BIG FOUR POSTER BED
Writers
Silverstein
Publisher
Essex Music Benelux B.V.
% Publisher Controls
100
Territory Controlled
Luxembourg
Themes/Keywords
Bed, Build, Children, Clouds, Daddy, died, Neighbors, Pine, Safe, Sex, Sleep, Stairs, wedding
Lyrics
It was just boards of rough cut pine
And a quilt of patch work cotton
A place to lay your body down was that big four poster bed

Daddy built it out of pine two days before the wedding
They say the neighbors cheered and hollered till his face got red
And Mama brought the feather pillows and some handmade bedding
And they spent their wedding night in that big four poster bed
That night they swore that like that bed their love would last forever
And they’d ask no more of life than the simple things they had
So they planned their future as they lay close together
And later I was born there in that big four poster bed

CHORUS
It was just some boards of rough cut pine
And a quilt of patch work cotton
A place to lay your body down a place to rest your head
A field of fluffy mountains for a little girl to hide in
A Cloud for chasing rainbows was that big four poster bed
‘Cause only love has ever touched that big four poster bed.

I remember as a child waking up on wintry mornings
To the sound of laughing voices and the smell of baking bread
And runnin’ ‘cross that cold wood floor and jumping there with ‘em
And Lord I felt so safe and warm in that big four poster bed

The day that Daddy died he whispered something soft to mama
To this day she’s never told a soul the words he said
She just smiled through her tears and held his hand and nodded
And my Daddy looked so much at rest in that big four poster bed

Now time has dried up all the tears here I stand a woman
Your arms reach out to touch my soul your sweet words turn my head
Darling won’t you tell me first this will be forever
Before you lead me up the stairs to that big four poster bed

Recordings

Recording Artist Genre Mood Arrangement Era iTunes
Brenda Lee Country Charming, Cheerful, Optimistic Group Sing, Guitar, Percussion, Vocal 1970's Buy >

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