I Followed Her Into the West

I followed her into the west

Where I had never been before

And never did she see me as

I stood there helpless by her door

Each day my resolution rose

And every day an oath I swore

Tonight I'll stand and be a man

Tonight I'll knock upon her door

And shaved and pressed, and clean and dressed

I'd start upon the quest once more

And each night ended as the rest

I could not knock upon her door

I paced my room and cursed myself

I swore that I would go no more

And as the sun was moving low

I heard a knocking at my door

And standing there with food for me

Standing there my heart's delight

Who said "I thought you must be ill.

I missed you at my door tonight"

"Now you must rest and you must eat

Your resolution to restore

And when you're fit and you return

Be sure to knock upon my door"