Steeleye Span - Thomas The Rhymer Lyrics
True Thomas sat on Huntley bankAnd he beheld a lady gayA lady that was brisk and boldCome riding o'er the ferny braeHer skirt was of the grass green silk,Her mantle of the velvet fineAt every lock of her horse's maneHung fifty silver bells and nineTrue Thomas, he pulled off his capAnd bowed him low down to his knee'All hail, thou mighty Queen of HeavenYour like on earth I ne'er did see.''No, no Thomas she saidThat name does not belong to meI am the queen of fair ElflandAnd I have come to visit thee.''You must go with me Thomas she said,True Thomas you must go with meAnd must serve me seven yearsThrough well or woe, as chance may be.'[Chorus]Hark and carp, come along with me,Thomas the RhymerHark and carp, come along with me,Thomas the RhymerHark and carp, come along with me,Thomas the RhymerHark and carp, come along with me,Thomas the RhymerShe turned about her milk white steedAnd took Thomas up behindAnd aye whenever her bridle rangHer steed flew swifter than the windFor forty days and forty nightsThey rode through red blood to the kneeAnd they saw neither sun nor moonBut heard the roaring of the seaAnd they rode on and further onFurther and swifter than the windUntil they came to a desert wideAnd living land was left behind'Don't you see yon narrow, narrow roadSo thick beset with thorns and briars?That is the road to righteousnessThough after it but few enquire.''Don't you see yon broad, broad roadThat lies across the lily leaven?That is the road to wickednessThough some call it the road to heaven.''Don't you see yon bonnie, bonnie roadThat lies across the ferny brae?That is the road to fair ElflandWhere you and I this night must go.'[Chorus]Hark and carp, come along with me,Thomas the RhymerHark and carp, come along with me,Thomas the RhymerHark and carp, come along with me,Thomas the RhymerHark and carp, come along with me,Thomas the Rhymer
