Goodnight, goodnight sweet baby   The world has more for you than it seems   Goodnight, goodnight   Let the moonlight take the lid off your dreams      We took a small flight in the middle of the night   From one tiny place to another   And my parents they remained at the shack   With Lorraine and my aunt, and my grandpa and brother      We walked past the tarmac and boarded the craft   The rain had me chilled to the bones   Just the three of us took flight that night   Uncle Richard, me and James Earl Jones      And the pilot he gave me a blanket   And the tall dark man   Sang to me in deep rich tones      Goodnight, goodnight sweet baby   The world has more for you than it seems   Goodnight, goodnight   Let the moonlight take the lid off your dreams