The Dead Waltz
The Haunting Dance of the Sleepwalker
Lyrics
I saw your daughter yesterday
I observed your daughter yesterday
As I was idle on the porch
While I was idling on the porch
She slept-walked from your house down the walkway
She walked in her sleep from your house along the walkway
As though she'd done it all before
As if it was a familiar routine for her
And the moon was out
The moon was shining brightly
And in her gown beside the riverbed
In her nightgown by the riverbed
She got down on her knees
She knelt down
And wrapped her long hair up in vines
And adorned her long hair with vines, leaves, and branches
And leaves, and branches and with the wind beneath her feet
With the wind supporting her, she waltzed with the dead
Oh, she waltzed with the dead
And everything was bathed
Everything was illuminated
In light white as milk
In a light as white as milk
As the impossible began
As the unimaginable commenced
She danced across the water's edge
She danced along the water's edge
But her feet, they didn't sink as though she flew
But her feet didn't sink, almost as if she flew
I ran out in the water
I ventured into the water
With a lantern in my hand
With a lantern in hand
I was waste deep and shivering
I was waist-deep and shivering
I took her wrist and walked her in
I took hold of her wrist and guided her
I was loathe to interrupt her
I was reluctant to disturb her
But I had to get her home
But I had to bring her home
If people were to see this
If people witnessed this, they'd react strongly
They'd gather up, raise hell and burn her alive
They'd gather, create chaos, and potentially harm her
Don't you mind, don't you mind, she'll be fine
Don't worry, she will be fine
Tie a bell around her ankle
Attach a bell to her ankle
Before she lays down at night
Before she goes to sleep
And the sound of her footsteps
The sound of her footsteps will alert me
Will wake me in time
Don't worry, I'll keep watch over her
Don't you mind, don't you mind
Don't worry
I'll watch over her
I'll protect her as if she were my own
As though she were mine
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