Lucy Gray (Part 1) lyrics

[Verse 1]
Oft I had heard of Lucy Gray
And when I crossed the wild
I chanced to see the break of day
The solitary child

[Verse 2]
No mate, no comrade, Lucy knew
She dwelt where none abide
The sweetest thing that ever grew
Upon the mountainside

[Verse 3]
You yet may spy the fawn at play
The hare among the green
But the sweet face of Lucy Gray
Will never more be seen

[Verse 4]
"Tonight will be a stormy night
You, to the town, must go
And take a lantern, child, to light
Your mother through the snow"

[Verse 5]
That, Father, will I gladly do
'Tis scarcеly afternoon
The village clock has just struck two
And yondеr is the moon
[Verse 6]
At this, the Father turned his hook
To kindling for the day
He plied his work and Lucy took
The lantern on her way

[Verse 7]
As carefree as a mountain doe
A fresh new path, she broke
Her feet dispersed the powdery snow
That rose up just like smoke