Still waters at night

In the darkest of dark

But you rise as white

As the birch tree's bark

Or a pale wolf in winter

You look down and shiver

At still waters at night



Your eyes are as black

As the blackness you're fearing

And yonder a bridge

And a voice within hearing

Come walk on me softly

Look down and you'll see

Still waters at night



You've reason to fear

There is no protection

But a garland of emeralds

And a moonlit reflection

Of a boat in the distance

Will the devil take his chance

At still waters at night



So dance me a small dance

And the night cannot hurt you

Nor the waters be silent

Nor the emeralds desert you

For the boat's full of bright scarves

And wild hats among them

Songs of the vagabond

It's to you he has sung them

And shattered the silence

Of still waters at night