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The Wood Song

from Angel Bread EP by Tamsin Dearnley

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The first 'real' song I ever wrote, about a walk through the Yorkshire woods of my childhood. The whole route is real - maybe even fairies and all...!

lyrics

We’ll take the little path that leads you down
to the woods below
Where the oak trees grow

And hurrying be the first to reach
The Squeaking gate
Now don’t be late
No time to waste!

Maybe if we wait a while, we will see the geese come in
And maybe I will see you smile when they land on hovering wings

We’ll cross the wooden bridge over the pond
Watching out for trolls,
We’ll pay their toll

With treasures we have gathered from the ground
We’ll bring our offerings
Of leaves and things
We’ll throw them in…

The rising of the sun And the running of the deer
The holly and the ivy In the same place every year

We’ll take the path the leads us further in
Past a holly tree
and a swamp we see

It takes us through a tunnel made of green
in the summer time
but when winter shines
it’s of blackened tines

Now the green blade rises from its deeply buried grain
Now is the month of maying, where the merry lads, they play

We’ll make our way across the stepping stones
to the other side
where the fairies hide

We’ll wear our magic coronets of leaves
taken from the ground
in a dell we found,
We’ll dance around

Summer is y-coming in, and the cuckoo sings his song
Underneath the greenwood tree you will sing along…

We’ll scramble up the bank and race along
To the grassy field
where the wind blows strong

And take a hidden pathway to the left
through the warp and weft
Of branches cleft
Our footsteps deft

Mists and mellow fruitfulness, the maturing sun shines down
Bringing all the seasons home to a frosty bed of ground

credits

from Angel Bread EP, released October 14, 2021
Music: Tamsin Dearnley

Lyrics: Tamsin Dearnley, Elizabeth Dearnley

Vocals recording, mixing and mastering: Studio Produc'son, Toulouse

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Tamsin Dearnley is a harpist, singer and composer.

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