Looking Glass-Eric Andersen

[ti:Looking Glass] [ar:Eric Andersen] [al:Violets Of Dawn] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.18]Looking Glass - Eric Andersen [00:01.12]Written by：Eric Andersen [00:02.23] [00:11.43]In the cattails a maid did dwell [00:15.54] [00:18.61]She sang sweet songs but she loved as well [00:23.34] [00:27.52]She was a bit over five feet tall [00:31.87] [00:34.79]And she loved no man [00:36.83] [00:37.98]She loved no man [00:39.59] [00:44.13]In her bed many hours we lay [00:47.95] [00:50.98]While the north winds blow and the sparrows play [00:55.42] [00:59.23]And in my hand she placed a key [01:03.76] [01:06.23]Sayin' keep this my love [01:08.29] [01:09.91]Follow me [01:10.86] [01:15.37]So I swore for she knew me well [01:19.09] [01:22.13]I swore this love [01:23.93] [01:25.07]I'd never tell [01:26.50] [01:30.28]She said for me her soul she'd sell [01:34.57] [01:37.16]If she must walk [01:39.06] [01:40.49]The fires of hell [01:41.46] [01:45.59]Her hair it rushed and flowed so long [01:49.52] [01:52.54]On a silken pillow it [01:54.36] [01:55.62]Did belong [01:56.99] [02:00.88]Her eyes were yellow like the mornin' sun [02:04.80] [02:07.63]And they were singin' each one a song [02:11.71] [02:14.51]And her skin was dark [02:16.18] [02:17.42]Like a russet dawn [02:18.70] [02:24.18]Well in her hair would flow my tears [02:28.61] [02:31.21]Of my lonely days and my bitter years [02:35.63] [02:39.21]And on her breast my soul would sail [02:43.38] [02:46.02]And her mouth was as sweet [02:47.83] [02:49.33]Sweet as Ale [02:50.33] [02:55.53]She was to me a golden cup [02:59.35] [03:02.54]That poured me life for me to sup [03:06.31] [03:10.43]And in her heart was a lookin' glass [03:14.71] [03:17.34]And a sturdy ship [03:18.61] [03:20.50]With a highest mast [03:21.54] [03:25.60]For many days I did remain [03:29.33] [03:32.34]Until one day I forgot her name [03:36.37] [03:40.45]Then I knew I'd have to go [03:43.77] [03:46.68]From where the sparrows played [03:49.00]And the north winds' blow [03:50.56] [03:54.71]But then one day by the cattail pond [03:58.56] [04:01.68]My love was dyin' and then she was gone [04:05.66] [04:09.37]I buried her where the green grass grows [04:13.90] [04:16.19]And there she slept [04:17.70] [04:19.07]'Til the winter snows [04:20.20] [04:26.25]So I sang my sorrow to the trees [04:30.57] [04:33.19]And they said go sing it to the breeze [04:37.72] [04:40.75]Well I knew this love no man could believe [04:44.75] [04:47.49]So I buried my sorrow my heart and my key