Bridge Of Death

The dance is on the bridge of death

And who will dance with me?

There’s never a man of living men

Will dare to dance with thee

Now I am gone within my bower

Put ashes in my hair

And sackcloth on her bonny breast

And on her shoulders bare.

They danced across the bridge, above the black water

The marriage bell was tolled in hell for the souls of him and her

They danced across the bridge, above the black water

The marriage bell was tolled in hell for the souls of him and her

There came a knock to my bower door

And blithe I let him in

It was my brother from the wars

The dearest of my kin

Set gold within your hair

Set gold within your hair

And gold upon your girdle band

And on your breast so fair

Lover of life, Lover of life

Lover of life on the bridge of death

Lover of life, Lover of life

Lover of life on the bridge of death

Nay, no gold for my head brother

Nay, no gold for my hair

It’s ashes and it’s dust of Earth

That you and I must wear

We are bidden to dance tonight

We may not bide away

Hah! This one good night, this one fair night

Before the red new day

They danced across the bridge, above the black water

The marriage bell was tolled in hell for the souls of him and her

They danced across the bridge, above the black water

The marriage bell was tolled in hell for the souls of him and her

No gold work for my girdle band

No gold work on my feet

But ashes of the fire, my love

But dust that the serpents eat

We are bidden to dance tonight

We may not bide away

This one good night, one fair night

Before the red new day

Lover of life, Lover of life

Lover of life on the bridge of death

Lover of life, Lover of life

Lover of life on the bridge of death

Lover of life, Lover of life

Lover of life on the bridge of death

Lover of life, Lover of life

Lover of life on the bridge of death