The Road to Bramblebright

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Packed my boots at break of dawn Bread and cheese in a crooked sack Gran said "Boy If you hear them laugh Never once go laughing back" [Verse 2] Past the mill and the blackthorn hedge Fox tracks fading in the dew Heard a song from the hollow hill Calling "Stranger Is that you?" [Chorus] On the road to Bramblebright Where the tales all come alive (hey!) Dance with trouble Kiss the night Pray you make it home by light Spin your name in clover rings Trade your fear for foolish pride On the road to Bramblebright Choose your heart for your guide [Verse 3] Little door in the old oak root Swinging wide with a golden creak Tiny cups on a moss-green stone "Sit and drink You weary sneak" [Verse 4] Cards of leaves and a crown of straw Dealers grinning ear to ear "Win " they said "and you’ll wear the sky Lose And stay another year" [Chorus] [Bridge] Round and round that circle spun Days like coins across the floor [whispered vocals] "Name your wish" in a hundred tongues I named home—and broke their board [Verse 5] Now I walk with a stag-horn charm Hanging light where my laces tie When the hill starts humming low I just nod and hurry by [Chorus] [outro] [fiddle & whistle duet Claps and stomps building Then a sudden stop on the final chord]