Old woman in cotton upon the doorstep
How do you live tell me how are you kept
How have you aged since the days when you leapt
In the meadow before I was born
Old woman in cotton, say why does your glance
Stab the young maidens and lads like a lance
How many years since the days when you danced
In the meadow before I was born
Old woman in cotton tell me how long
You’ve sat here and thought on all of the wrongs
Done you since you sang a young lassie’s song
In the meadow before I was born
Old woman in cotton no longer a dove
When sunset surrounds you what do you think of
Is it the young lad that once you did love
In the meadow before I was born
Old woman in cotton upon the doorstep
How many years has your vigil been kept
How many tears have your wrinkled eyes wept
In the meadow before I was born