There's a light in the hole in the crook of the wych elm tree
Through the thick of the forest green I can almost see
Like a star in the wood in the dark how she calls to me
I shine for thee
I shine for thee
Don't go climbing faerie houses
Don't go waking Bella now
There's a man in the town who was wed to a friend of mine
And he says she ran off overnight without saying goodbye
But I remember her vows and the thing she told him sweetly
I shine for thee
I shine for thee
Don't go climbing faerie houses
Don't go waking Bella now
Let his sleep be ever fretful
Let this secret never out
There's a hole that I found, it goes down 60 meters deep
And the sides are so slick with the slime and the walls are steep
If a man fell down it you'd never hear him screaming
But he cried for thee
He cried for thee
Don't go climbing faerie houses
Don't go waking Bella now
Let his sleep be ever fretful
Let this secret never out
There's a hole in the crook of the wych elm near my house
I went out in the night just to look and the light's gone out