(Gordon Lightfoot)      Ribbon of darkness over me since my true love walked out the door   Tears I never had before ribbon of darkness over me   Clouds're gathering o'er my head they chill the day and hide the sun   And shroud the night when day is done ribbon of darkness over me.      Rain is fallin' on the meadow where once my love and I did lie   Now he is gone from the meadow my love goodbye   Ribbon of darkness over me where once the world was young as spring   Where clouds're bloomin' birds were would sing ribbon of darkness over me.      --- Instrumental ---      In this cold room lying don't wanna see no one but you   Lord I wish I could be dying to forget you   How I wish your heart could see my mind just takes the breaks of day   Come on back and take away ribbon of darkness over me.      La da da da dee de dee, la da da da dee de dee   Hmm, hmm, hmm, ribbon of darkness over me...