“‘And see ye not yon bonny road,

That winds about the fernie brae?

That is the Road to fair Elfland,

Where thou and I must go this day.

“‘But, Thomas, ye must hold your tongue,

Whatever ye may hear or see;

For speak ye word in Elfin Land,

Ye’ll ne’er get back to your ain countrie.’

“O they rode on, and farther on,

And they waded rivers above the knee;