"For educational purposes", off a bootleg generally known as "The Reedy River":

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FERRYMAN'S DAUGHTER
(Donovan)

Oh, way deep down in the greenwood
Oh, a-rap-a-tap-a-tapping on the window
A young blade, and a rambling boy
Across the wide river to go
    The river is wide, the river is deep
    All within the cottage seemed asleep.

And by and by a young girl came,
Blinking sleep from her dark eye
She took her finger to her lips,
So young, and yet not so shy
    The river is deep, the river is wide
    He went to the scullery and stepped inside.

I'll tell to ye a roving tale
Or recite you a fable
If you will give to me some bread
And a little hot soup if you're able
    The river is wide, the river is deep
    The ferryman, my father, is asleep.

Then she put on a cloak of wool
And a pair of fine boots of deerskin
Lowering her pretty dark eye
When he caught a glimpse of her fair skin
    The river is wide, the river is deep
    The ferrymen, my father, lies asleep.

Oh, he laid her down in the greenwood
A squiddlin' rabbit to scamper
He sang her the ancient roving tale
The melody did enchant her
    The river is wide, the river is deep
    The ferryman, my father, lies asleep.

They bade farewell by the riverbank
He looked long into her dark eye
An otter splashed and quickly sank
Grey like goose in a grey sky
    The river is wide, the river is deep
    The ferryman, her father, lay asleep.

Oh, way deep down in the greenwood
Oh, a-rap-a-tap-a-tapping on the window
A young blade, and a rambling boy
Across the wide river to go
    The river is wide, the river is deep
    The ferryman, her father...
    The river is wide, the river is deep
    The ferryman, her father, lay asleep.


words and music by Donovan Leitsch
copyright, all rights reserved
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Enjoy!

Lisa