The Lady of Shalott

(Poetry by Alfred, Lord Tennyson) Lyrics: [Verse 1] Willows whiten, aspens quiver, Little breezes dusk and shiver Through the wave that runs for ever... Flowing down to Camelot. Four gray walls, and four gray towers, Overlook a space of flowers, And the silent isle imbowers... The Lady of Shalott. [Chorus] Four gray walls, and four gray towers Hold the Lady of Shalott; She has heard a whisper say A curse is on her if she stay Flowing down to Camelot... The Lady of Shalott. [Verse 2] There she weaves by night and day A magic web with colours gay. She has heard a whisper say, A curse is on her if she stay To look down to Camelot. [Chorus] Four gray walls, and four gray towers Hold the Lady of Shalott; She has heard a whisper say A curse is on her if she stay Flowing down to Camelot... The Lady of Shalott. [Bridge] But in her web she still delights To weave the mirror's magic sights, For often through the silent nights A funeral, with plumes and lights And music, went to Camelot... Or when the moon was overhead, Came two young lovers lately wed; "I am half sick of shadows" said The Lady of Shalott. [Verse 3] But now at last the knight she sees He rode between the barley-sheaves, All in the blue unclouded weather Thick-jewelled shone the saddle-leather, As he rode down to Camelot. [Drop] She left the web, she left the loom, She made three paces through the room, She saw the water-lily bloom, She saw the helmet and the crest, And looked down to Camelot. [Verse 4] And at the closing of the day She loosed the chain, and down she lay; The broad stream bore her far away, The Lady of Shalott. [Final Chorus] No gray walls and no gray towers Hold the Lady of Shalott; Only whispers, only spray, The curse is done and passed away, She lies silent, robed in snow, The Lady of Shalott. [Outro] "She has a lovely face; God in his mercy lend her grace, The Lady of Shalott."