the snow falls on my fathers' bed br on the foot br on the head br the snow falls on my fathers' bed br all the night and morning long br br my fathers' bed is in the ground br his sleep is deep br his sleep is sound br my fathers' bed is in the ground br na will he soon awaken br br his earthly day was not so long br but thirty year br or very near br his earthly day was not so long br the reason more to mourn him br br the devil took him by the hand br and turned him on br to heroin br the devil took him by the hand br and that is why he's gone br br softly on the dreaming land br sifts and blows br the gleaming snow br softly on the weeping land br and on my fathers' stone br br the snow falls on my fathers' bed br on the foot br on the head br the snow falls on my fathers' bed br all the night and morning long.