Promise by the Dark River

Where have you been my dear, my love? Why did you

stay out so late? I walked by the river, my sweetheart,

near the old mill's broken gate. What did you see there,

my dear, my love? What did the dark waters show you?

I saw a pale young man in the reeds and he looked

up as if he knew me. What did he say,

my dear, my love? What words did he speak to you?

He said the river had taken his breath, and now it keeps him