Six Wee Dots

from Ballads in the Briar • 2025

[Verse 1]
Johnny’s standin’ by the shore, heart full o’ pain,
Thinkin’ ‘bout a wee man who’ll nae walk again.
A wee bald head, aye, way six wee dots,
But now he's gone, wee blood red blots.

[Chorus]
Oh, the bad man struck, and the light went out,
A blow to the soul, and Johnny’s full o’ doubt.
Six wee dots on a big bald dome,
Six wee dots oh won't you come home.
Aye, he was small, but his heart was pure,
Now Johnny’s left, tryin’ to endure.
Six wee dots on a big bald dome,
Six wee dots oh won't you come home.

[Verse 2]
They were close, those two, a bond that was tight,
Fighting side by side, in the day and the night.
But the sky went dark, and the ground shook with fear,
The wee man was gone, but Johnny’s still here.

[Chorus]
Oh, the bad man struck, and the light went out,
A blow to the soul, and Johnny’s full o’ doubt.
Six wee dots on a big bald dome,
Six wee dots oh won't you come home.
Aye, he was small, but his heart was pure,
Now Johnny’s left, tryin’ to endure.
Six wee dots on a big bald dome,
Six wee dots oh won't you come home.

[Bridge]
He cannae forget the look in his eye,
The way he was held high, with a panicked cry.
Now Johnny's just wishin’ he could turn back time,
Bring the wee man home, back tae the life sublime.

[Chorus]
Oh, the bad man struck, and the light went out,
A blow to the soul, and Johnny’s full o’ doubt.
Six wee dots on a big bald dome,
Six wee dots oh won't you come home.
Aye, he was small, but his heart was pure,
Now Johnny’s left, tryin’ to endure.
Six wee dots on a big bald dome,
Six wee dots oh won't you come home.

[Outro]
So Johnny’s alone, with the stars as his guide,
Thinkin’ ‘bout the wee man, and how he died.
He'll never forget him, not in this life or the next,
A love that’s eternal, though his heart’s still perplexed (heart's still perplexeddddd)