Down By The River (Ambient Dance Remix)

[Verse 1] Under the rowan, where the blackthorn bends I saw the fair folk by the old stone fence They were combing gold from the marsh grass dew And the moon hung low in a cloak of blue A foxfire blinked on the far hill seam And the heather shook like it had a dream Old Nan said, "Boy, don't follow their song" But I heard my name in the bramble throng [Pre-Chorus] Three knocks on the lintel A hush in the lane Pale hands in the water Calling my name [Chorus] Oh, the green hills keep their secret And the old souls know my face If I lose myself tonight Let the river take my place Oh, the green hills keep their secret Till the moon turns cold and thin Hold my breath, let the old world Down by the river [Verse 2] There was a selkie girl in a seal-skin coat With salt on her hair and a tear in her throat She laughed like rain on a winter gate Then vanished clean at the edge of the lake A pooka rode past on a tangle-gray mare With nettles in mane and moon in its stare It pointed west where the mist stood still To the elder ring on the crooked hill [Pre-Chorus] Three knots in the heather One stone in my hand The night grew taller Across the land [Chorus] Oh, the green hills keep their secret And the old souls know my face If I lose myself tonight Let the river take my place Oh, the green hills keep their secret Till the moon turns cold and thin Hold my breath, let the old world Down by the river [Bridge] If the hag in the briars Calls me home by name I'll leave her a ribbon And a half-burned flame If the hill door opens I won't beg to stay I'll walk with the whisper And fade away [Final Chorus] Oh, the green hills keep their secret And the old souls know my face If I lose myself tonight Let the river take my place Oh, the green hills keep their secret Till the moon turns cold and thin Hold my breath, let the old world Down by the river