On the subject of the Erlkonig: far too many Grimm fairy tales and Froud illustrations - not to mention Oberon from the marvelous black and white version of 'Midsummer Night's Dream', and I suppose a sprinkle of Bowie as the Goblin King in 'Labyrinth'- has given me a very clear picture of the 'elfking'.    Obviously Dark Court / UnSeelie / Drow ... well, whatever tongue you speak, not one of the 'nice elves'.

I suppose for you more modern folk, he could be played very effectively by Hugo Weaving as a cross between Agent Smith and Elrond!

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On a completely different note: someone asked, way back at the beginning of this thread, for the 'Old Woman all Skin and Bones' and I didn't see the complete lyrics posted yet!

So:

(sung on five notes, eerily)

There was an old woman all skin and bones
(oooo, oooo, oo oo!)
She lived down by the old graveyard
(oooo, oooo, oo oo!)
One night she thought she'd take a walk
(oo, etc.)
She walked down by the old graveyard...
She saw the bones a-laying about...
She went to her closet to get a broom...
She opened the door, and

(shouted loudly) BOO!


Another oldie from my mother:

Black and gold, black and gold,
Nothing in between
When the world turns black and gold,
Then it's Halloween!

Jet-black cats with golden eyes,
Shadows black as ink,
Firelight burning in the dark,
With a yellow wink.

Black and gold, black and gold,
Nothing in between
When the world turns black and gold,
Then it's Halloween!