Sing with the Willows

10 weeks ago by @nwhosings

Sing with the Willows

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Liner Notes

I have to thank the #songsidekicksongcircle prompts from @unknownbecky for help writing this. I've been listening to The Wind in the Willows the last week and I wanted to write a folk-style song about the things I love in this book. Mr. Badger is my favourite character in the book, and I love the part of the story where Ratty and Mole get lost in the wild wood and find themselves on his doorstep.
I want to set this to music, but the world is too hot and my brain is melting, so it will have to wait.
#folk #filk #nature #story #fuc #personwithukulele #acoustic #ukulele

Lyrics

Springtime sun burrows down into Mole End
And the wind sings in the willows
Shuffle out into the bright blowing wind
And the wind sings in the willows
Find your way down to the river’s clear flow
Where the wind sings in the willows

Heads down tails up River Rat hums
And the wind sings in the willows
Dog roses usher in June’s gentle sun
And the wind sings in the willows
Friends gathered round to sing soft and slow
While the wind sings in the willows

Sing with the willows
Sing with the wind
Sing with the river
Dearest of friends
Sing with the river
Sing with the wind
Sing, sing with the willows
Sing, sing with the willows

Toad’s on a tear down the wide open road
And the wind sings in the willows
Animals hasten to hide in their abodes
And the wind sings in the willows
Fall rains are coming the roads turn to mud
While the wind sings in the willows

Firewood crackles as day turns dark and cold
And the wind sings in the willows
Mole trudges out leaving prints in the snow
And the wind sings in the willows
Winter wind rattles the windows closed snug
While the wind sings in the willows

Sing with the willows
Sing with the wind
Sing with the river
Dearest of friends
Sing with the river
Sing with the wind
Sing, sing with the willows
Sing, sing with the willows

Tripped up and trembling, Mole’s ready to fail
And the wind sings in the willows
But Ratty is dauntless in snow’s thick cold veil
And the wind sings in the willows
Mr. Badger in gold letters, clear on the door
While the wind sings in the willows

Under the ground all is cozy indeed
And the wind sings in the willows
Food fire and friendship for all who have need
And the wind sings in the willows
The wide world is waiting when you want to explore
Where the wind sings in the willows

Sing with the willows
Sing with the wind
Sing with the river
Dearest of friends
Sing with the river
Sing with the wind
Sing, sing with the willows
Sing, sing with the willows

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