“‘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;