Please don't cry
But if you do
I will save those paper tears
In a wooden box for you
They will live on a shelf,
Hidden far away
From your eyes, colored blue
And all the blood of your days
Sing to me from the willows where you lie
Johanna, don't you cry
Sing to me from the willows where you lie
Johanna, don't you cry
When we are grey and warm
We can take them down
Show them the light,
Remember their sound
I'll cut them into starfish
I will cut them into whales
I will cut them into warships
With fire in their sails
Sing to me from the willows where you lie
Johanna, don't you cry
Sing to me from the willows where you lie
Johanna, don't you cry
Sing to me from the willows where you lie
Johanna, don't you cry
Sing to me from the willows where you lie
Johanna, don't you cry