How Many Miles to Babylon?

How many miles to Babylon?
Three score and ten
Can I get there by candlelight?
Aye, and back again
If your feet be nimble
If your tread be light
You'll get there and back again
All by candlelight

Daddy's gone a-soldiering
Far across the sea
When will he come back again?
Back to you and me
If the winds are willing
If the moon shines bright
That's when he'll come back again
All by candlelight

Fingers at the window pane
Footsteps in the hall
The scent of dust on summer rain
Shadows on the wall
While the wind calls softly
While the moon shines bright
Like a phantom there he stands
In the candlelight

The sand is in your yellow hair
The sun has scorched your skin
Your uniform so fine and fair
The wars have worn it thin
If your heart is willing
If the time is right
Say you'll never leave again
Lie by me tonight

Come see there's little left of me
But longing for my love
And to see the child I never saw
I beg the stars above
Weary of the killing
Ragged from the fight
I must go before the dawn
Stuffs the candlelight

How many miles to Babylon?
Three score and ten
Can I get there by candlelight?
Aye, and back again
If your feet be nimble
If your tread be light
You'll get there and back again
All by candlelight