I saw a woman dressed in black, A veil from head to toe It whispered round her sallow face and gave her deathly glow I know that face, so common place, is that not Peggy-Lee? whose little son, young Benjamin, got washed up out to sea? She called to me, a hollow sound that hung up in the air and echoed through the empty land like drops of thick despair. And over head, a raven dark did squark a short reply, But no words left my broken mouth and silence choked me dry. My son, my son where has he gone? I've been here night and noon I've seen the day break countless times I've seen the rising moon I wait, I wait but time has robbed me of my precious love I must sojourn until i am released unto above. I saw a woman dressed in white she had the sweetest smile Oh won't you come and walk with me? If only for a while... Whats that you say? young Benjamin I'm sure he'll be just fine the tide is soft, the water light and laced with tangy brine. We walked along the pebbled sands and talked of hopes and dreams until we saw the sky was not the light blue it had been She ran, She ran back to the spot from where she had come from But Benjamin was gone from sight Oh Benjamin was gone. I saw a woman dressed in black A veil from head to toe. And no one knows my heavy heart, The weight of all my woe. |