The Ferryman's Daughter lyrics

Way deep down in the greenwood, oh

A-rap, tap, tapping on a window

A young blade and a ramblin boy

A-crossed the wide river to go

The river was wide, the river was deep

And all within the cottage seemed asleep

By and by, a young girl came

Blinking sleep from her dark eye

She put her finger to her lip

So young and yet not so shy

The river and deep, the river and wide

He went to the scullery and step inside

I tell to ye a rovin' tale

Or recite to you a fable

If you will give to me some bread

And a little hot soup if you're able

The river is wide, the river is deep

The ferryman my father is asleep

Then she put on a cloak of wool

And a pair of fine boots of deerskin

Lowering her pretty dark eye

When he caught a glimpse of her fair skin

The river is wide, the river is deep

The ferryman my father is asleep

He laid her down in the greenwood, oh

Squirrel and a rabbit did scamper

He sang her the ancient a-roving tale

And melody did enchant her

The river is wide, the river is deep

The ferryman her father lay asleep

They bid farewell by the riverbank

He looked long into her dark eye

An otter splashed and quickly sank

Greylag goose in the gray sky

The river is wide, the river is deep

The ferryman her father lay asleep

• Artist:Donovan
• Album:Live in Japan: Spring Tour 1973