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