Drink Deep

Through bramble and briar Under ash and oak I went to find the hidden folk They gave me guns and riches Cut gold thread with their teeth Every night I went to see them No, I did not sleep And every cup they brought to me Oh, you know I dared Drink deep Drink deep My eyes began to hollow My skin began to fade What I thought was a night was a thousand years What I thought was a sip was a thousand tears But still, they said Drink deep Drink deep Like a thread that they spun Was a woman's hair And the gowns stitched from her tenderest flair And the cup that they brought Up to my lips I realised I drank of myself Yes, it camе from me It was made from me, ah Still I drank deep Still I drank deep, ah Oh-oh Oh-oh