| Holderkin Sheep-Song |
| (Talia: Arrows of the Queen) |
| Silly sheep Go to sleep. We will watch around you keep Though the night be dark and deep Nothing past us dares to creep Go to sleep. Wooly heads Have no dreads Though we'd rather seek out beds And our eyes are dull as leads And we long for hearths and Steads Have no dreads. Do not fear We are here Though this watch is lone and drear Lacking in all warmth and cheer Till the morn again draws near We are here. In the night Stars shine bright And the moon is at her height Lending us her little light Nothing comes to give you fright Stars shine bright. With the day We'll away Leaving you to greet the day Other shepherds watch you play Keep you safe from all that prey We'll away. |