Alasdair Roberts
The Old Men of the Shells
As I roved out one Shrovetide EveAmong the bramble and the cloudberryIt's then I heard a melodyA-blowing over the Northern Sea:The song of the old men of the shellsThe old men of the shells, my boysThe old men of the shellsI left the ones who love me wellTo find my home in the ocean swellsAnd follow the old men of the shellsI made my bed so shallowAmong the marigold and marshmallowIt's then I heard the old men say"Why deny the sea her prey?Come follow the old men of the shells"So deeper, deeper I made my homeAmong the samphire, among the ocean foamThe curlew call my curfew bellLeads me to my bed of pearlsTo lie with the old men of the shellsAnd though the words they sang were fewThey had the ring of something trueLetras de cancionesI listened long and began to singThey way the unfledged bird takes the wingI sang with the old men of the shellsI cast around to find my tuneThinking to sing the song all aloneBut wise words on a foolish tongueHowsoever sweet they be sungThey jangle like the brassy bells of hellThey'll never please the old men of the shellsThe old men of the shells, my boysThe old men of the shellsI left the ones who love me wellTo find my home in the ocean swellAnd follow the old men of the shells
From Letras Mania