Faerie Court's riding, on Hallownight
Horses of black and brown, horses of white
And in their train rides one human knight
Nowhere to run and no one to fight
CHORUS:
Tamlin, O Tamlin, pray, what do you dream?
Are you a faerie knight servin' the queen?
Are you a plain man, lady by your side?
Where will you be at the end of this ride?
Her hair was wild and her eyes cast a spell
She caught you up when from your horse you fell
She took you with her, in Faerieland to dwell
But then the time came to pay the tithe to hell
Chorus
Green-kirtled Janet, of plain mortal birth,
Your only chance to break free of this curse
Your child within her, and you know what that's worth
That baby's all that holds you to this earth
Chorus
You did her wrong, when you took her in the fern --
Why should your fate be aught of her concern?
You know now in your gut she never will return;
The baby's gone, and she's left you to burn....
CHORUS:
Tamlin, O Tamlin, pray, what do you dream?
Are you a faerie knight dyin' for your queen?
Are you a plain man, Janet by your side?
Which will you be at the end of this ride?