harm you here] Sleep is a river, flows on forever [Alternate: Sleep is your river, float on forever] And for your boatman choose old John O' Dreams And for your boatman choose old John O' Dreams When midnight comes and people homeward tread [Alternate: When midnight comes good people homeward tread] Seek now your blanket and your feather bed Home comes the rover, his journey's over [Alternate: Home is the rover, his journey's over] Yield up the night time to old John O' Dreams Yield up the night time to old John O' Dreams Year of song missing English folk songs