Dance in the Circle
Out in the woods, there's a band of small fairies
If you walk unwary at night.
They're laughing and drinking and soon you'll be thinking
That you'd come to join in their life.
If they see you, know they'll entreat you
To come and join in their small, friendly dance.
If you do, then your soul will go, too.
You will lose it with no second chance.
Oh, please come, join, dance in the circle,
The voices will make your heart yearn
To please come, join, dance in the circle,
But know that you’ll never return
They’ll promise you gold, and silver aplenty,
You’ll never be empty of hearth.
Beauty, and pleasure, and time at your leisure,
All things that you’ve been dreaming of.
Success will be yours through several doors.
Whatever you wish, you will find you can do.
Beware of this prize as a curse in disguise,
Since your mortal life soon will be through.
But please come, join, dance in the circle,
The voices will make your heart yearn.
To please come, join, dance in the circle,
But know that you’ll never return.
There is a way, as some folk would say, to save you ‘til the dawn.
Denounce their kind from your mind, then you’ll find they are gone.
Children’s tale, pirate sails, unicorns, dragons, sorcerers too.
They’re man-conceived, make believe, you know that they aren’t true.
And now I must tell that I’m under the spell,
Though I know not for how long I’ve been.
And I love a man, though I know that I can
Never, ever go see him again.
I went to the king, and his wise fairy ring.
I asked him, “Oh, what do you think I should do?”
He said, “Ye’ll be fine”, took a large swill of wine
And said, “Why don’t you have him join you?”
So please come, join, dance in my circle
The voices will make your heart yearn.
To please come, join, dance in my circle,
But know that you’ll never return.
Oh please come, join, dance in the circle,
The voices will make your heart yearn.
To please come, join, dance in the circle,
But know that you’ll never return.
