When the skies break open in the morning When the morning brings brand new Won't you open up your shutters So that I may open to you When a baby born in the winter And a baby come in the spring Open up to what will be And let your children sing When the winds blow heavy in the morning When the winds howl heavy at noon And you know its calm in the evening And no winds blow steady on you The winds blow steady on you When I'm old and worn and content Know that I have done my best Wont you lay me down someplace warm So that I may get some rest When the cold chill comes in Autumn Rattle them bones in the fall When the winter comes to hunt you down Don't be waiting for the boatmans call Waiting for the boatmans call When they tamp that dirt down on you When they give you to the lonesome pines When youre dreaming your last dream down here Dont be be dreaming of the winter time