Lyrics Iris DeMent

Iris DeMent

Whispering Pines

Snowflakes fall as winter calls. And time just seems to fly

Is it the lonely in missing me? That makes me want to cry

My heart is sad like a mourning dove that's lost its mate in flight

Hear the cooing of his lonely heart

Through the stillness of the night

Whispering pines, whispering pines

Tell me is it so

Whispering pines, whispering pines, you're the one who knows

Darling's gone oh he's gone

And I need your sympathy

Whispering pines send my baby back to me

See that squirrel up in the tree

It's mate there on the ground

Hear their barking call of love

For the happiness they've found

Is my love still my love? Oh this I gotta know

Send a message by the wind because I love him so

Whispering pines, whispering pines

Tell me is it so

Whispering pines, whispering pines, you're the one who knows

Darling's gone oh he's gone

And I need your sympathy

Whispering pines send my baby back to me