Joy To You Baby Lyrics

Lyric discussion by folkaman 

Cover art for Joy To You Baby lyrics by Josh Ritter

So surprised to see a song off this album that stops trashing his ex-wife and basically says "hey, why just do you."

It's almost a forgiveness song, or at least one wishing his ex the best after the good times they had together.

Still trying to figure out what/who the "lion of evening" is. Thoughts?

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