Pip sez on his blog bit 'Another song that needs no introduction'.
I only vaguely knew of 'the scarecrow' as a song title, but can't recall either ever having heard it or indeed reading anything about it. So just to be contrary - in fact it does need an intro for me :)

On hearing it, I concur the imagery is great! And having trawled through mighty swathes of pagan/wiccan music some time back (in pursuit of one elusive moment on a May Day morn in a local blossoming apple orchard) I've also got little taste for self-defined neo-pagan folk, which is by and large - IMO - quite devoid of any kind of magic. So I agree with what SO'P sez about it "Strong images for sure, which overshadow any actual meanings I would have thought."

Anyway, I might learn this now.