Nedine Blom — On Raglan Road lyrics

Lyrics

On Raglan Road on an autumn day
I saw her first and knew
That her dark hair would weave a snare
That I may one day rue
I saw the danger, yet I walked
Along the enchanted way
And I said: Let grief be a falling leaf
At the dawning of the day
On Grafton Street in November
We tripped lightly along the ledge
Of a deep ravine where can be seen
The worst of passions pledged
The 'Queen of Hearts' still baking tarts
And I not making hay
Well, I loved too much by such and such
Is happiness thrown away
I gave her the gifts of the mind
I gave her the secret sign
That’s known to the artists who have
Known true Gods of sound and time
And word and tint I never did not stint
And I gave her flowers to say
With her own name there and her dark hair
Like the clouds over fields of May