Little Child (or The Dark Sea) (lyrics)

I think I wrote this clear back aroun 1989ish when I was living in Brittainy Apartments in Murray Utah.
I suspect it was after an unpleasant breakup, but I don't recall exactly.

Individual notes, then chords
1: A,B,C, C-Chord
2: C,B,A, A-Chord
3: Chords: D-F-C-F
4: Chords: D-F-C-G
5: Chords (E-chord variants): A, Ab, G, F#

Little Child (or The Dark Sea)
1: So my children
2.: Don't weep now
1: Follow me
2: I'll show you the way
3: Children laughing, playing today
4: Children who do what they may
5: Little children are swimming
5: Into the little, black sea
5: "Little children!", I do cry
5: "Don't swim there or you will die!"
5: But they go further out
5: Beyond hearing my true shout
5: LIttle children are swim-ming
5 (but end on F chord): Lost into the very black thing.

1: So my brothers
2: Don't weep now
1: Follow me
2: I'll show you the way
3: Brothers, laughing, playing, today
4: Brothers, who do what they may.
5: Dearest brothers are swimming
5: Info the dark, black sea.
5: "Dearest brothers!" I do cry
5: "Don't swim there, or you will die!"
5: But they ignore my loud plea
5: and go deeper into the sea
5: Little children are swim-ming
5 (end with F chord): lost into the very black thing.

1: So my ladies
2: Don't weep now
1: Follow me,
2: I'll show you the way.
3: Ladies laughing, playing today
4: Ladies who will hurt who they may.
5: "Sweetest" ladies are swimming
5: Into the little, black sea
5: "Sweetest ladies!" I do cry
5: "Go swim there, you won't die"
5: But they know the sea from withing
5: And they take and throw me far in
5: "Sweetest" ladies are all laughing
5 (end with F chord): As I'm lost into the black thing.

1: So I do find
2: Their dark heart
1: It is the
2: Little blackest sea
3: Sisters created for their joy
4: Their dark trap makes me a toy
5: But no more, will I play
5: For the ladies best lay
5: Though it's fun, and I'm good
5: I won't take that dark hood
5: So I ignore their calling pleas
5: And I escape their black sea
5: Little child is swim-ming
5 (end with F chord): Lost into the very black thing.
End on F down to C, down to A minor.
This is a pretty darn awful recording (terrible singing, etc.), but I did make it, so I'm linking to it, but you've been warned....
Little Child (Black Sea, aka "Sweetest Ladies")
(c) 1989-2006 by Hawke (who else would want it anyway! :-P ).