I once was singing on a hill
My voice as white as snow
Then came a man three apples tall
Whose eyes shone bright as the stars
The small man said to me
Come see come see come see come see
The small man said to me
Come see come see come see come see.
I followed him up through the clouds
That rested on the hill
And as the night sky disappeared
My small guide melted away
It all felt like I dreamed
A dream, a dream, a dream, a dream
It all felt like I dreamed
A dream, a dream, a dream, a dream.
I felt a slight hand ‘round my wrist
That dragged me to a dance
And ‘round and ‘round we hopped and ran
Our feet as light as the air
And voices sang to me
Come see, come see, come see, come see
And voices sang to me
Come see, come see, come see, come see.
There were no worries and no crime
Just ‘round and ‘round again
Until a strong hand grabbed my arm
And rolled me down the hill
I rolled into a tree,
A tree, a tree, a tree, a tree
I rolled into a tree
A tree, a tree, a tree, a tree.
The one who got me out again
I never got to see
But when I went back to my home
No family did I find
There was a little child
A child, a child, a child, a child
There was a little child
A child, a child, a child, a child.
Who are you miss, what brings you here
My parents left for the day
She took me inside by the wrist
And beckoned me to play
The small child said to me
Come see, come see, come see, come see
The small child said to me
Come see, come see, come see, come see.
I saw my picture on the wall
She saw me looking there
That was my great aunt Anne-Marie
Who disappeared one day
They looked and never found her
Found her, found her, found her, found
They looked and never found her
Found her, found her, found her, found.
I looked down at my tattered clothes
As tears flowed from my eyes
Fifty-four years had come and gone
While I was on the hill
While voices sang to me
Come see, come see, come see, come see
While voices sang to me
Come see, come see, come see, come see.
credits
from I Saw the Wolf,
released October 25, 2013
Written and composed by Anne-Marie Williot
Cello arrangement by Natanielle Felicitas
Performed by Anne-Marie Williot (acoustic guitar, flute, lead vox, back-up vox) and Natanielle Felicitas (cello)
Recorded at Mid-Ocean School of Media Arts, Winnipeg, August 1-2, 2013
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