High On A Rocky Ledge by Moondog
High On A Rocky Ledge lyrics
High on a rocky ledge lives a M�del, Edelwei�.
She has a shadow, lovely as lace, and cold as ice.
High on a rocky ledge, I pledged my ove to her.
Ev�ry time I climb up to Paradise.
How many times I�ve been up to see her, goodness knows,
Huffing and puffing, dressed in the warmest climbing
clothes.
How many dabces would be taken in my Hopeless pursuit of
the Schnee-M�del-Edelwei�.
Then spoke a spirit, "If you would win your Lady Love,
There�s only one way: fall to your death from high above.
You will begin to grow in snow beside the one You have
waited for to be mated with." Now, I�m an Edel, vice to
my M�del, Edelwei�.
Dying to be with her wasn�t any sacrifice.
We�re so deliriously happy on your ledge where I pledge
my love to my Lady Fair.
You who are climbing breathless to see me and my love.
Snow flowers growing fonder on Lover�s Ledge above.
If you�ve the yen to pluck, then pluck us both, for we
who have lived as one, wish to die as one.
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