Dyin Day
Anaïs Mitchell
[Verse 1]
Be it work or be it rite?
Father, tell me
Brings us to the mountainside
Every day, a dyin' day
Be it work or be it rite?
Oh, my sweet babe
We come to make a sacrifice
Every day, a dyin' day
[Verse 2]
Be it ox or be it ram?
Father, tell me
Please the God of Abraham
Every day, a dyin' day
Be it ox or be it ram?
Oh, my sweet babe
It is the blood of the innocent
Every day, a dyin' day
[Bridge]
And who are you to understand
The ways of him who holds the blade?
And who are you to stay the hand
Of Him who made you?
[Verse 3]
Be it ill or be it good?
Father, tell me
Makes you bind me hand and foot
Every day, a dyin' day
Be it ill or be it good?
Oh, my sweet babe
I am doin' as I should
Every day, a dyin' day
Every day, a dyin' day
Every day, a dyin' day