Matchbox Whistler - Jump Little Children

Bring in the light wood, the sun is all dry

The matchbox whistler is all cheeks and smiles

From a walk in the snow with smoke in the sky.

Hand over hand with ears in the wool

Quick, close the door 'cause the winter is cruel

I saved your life once, now don’t you be a fool.

Remember the ashes

Remember the black

Remember the oak walking stick in your back

Remember the knife and the blue steel stars

He ran away cold and left you at the bar.

The oven is hot and your supper if free

So take off your boots and I’ll put on the tea

'Cause it’s no easy hike through those city streets.

Hat on the nail, the old dusty black

Is saved for your brother if he ever comes back

But he’s gone, and he’s gone down his lonely track.

Remember the cold, the snow, and the moon

The crowds inside with liquor in their tune

Remember his breath and the hatred it kept

He ran away cold and left you on the step.

Now watch him run from you, run from you, run from you

Now watch him run from you, run from you, run from you

Now watch him run from you, run from you, run from you

Now watch him run from you, run from you, run from you.

He’d wait in the trees as a boy yea high

With peace and quiet as a cloud in the sky

And he’d wait for the sparrows until the sun was dry.

Remember the dark, remember the light

The cold of the snow, the heat of the flight

I remember it all and I’m really quiet sure

He ran away cold and left you at the door.

Now watch him run from you, run from you, run from you

Now watch him run from you, run from you, run from you

Now watch him run from you, run from you, run from you

Now watch him run from you, run from you, run from you.

Bring in the light wood, the sun is all dry

Whistle a tune as you light up the fire

'Cause the snow’s on the ground

And the smoke’s in the sky.