As I went a walkin' one mornin' in spring
I met with some travelers in an
old country lane
One was an old man, the second a maid
And the
third was a young boy who smiled as he said
Chorus:
We've
the wind in the willows, and the birds in the sky
We've a bright sun to
warm us, where ever we lie
We have bread and fishes and a jug of red
wine
To share on our journey with all of mankind
I sat down
beside them, the flowers all around
And we ate on a mantle spread out on
the ground
They told me of prophets and princes and kings
And they
spoke of the one god who knows everything
I asked them to tell me
their name and their race
So I might remember their kindness and grace
"My name is Joseph, this is Mary my wife
And this is our young son, our
pride and delight"
We travel the whole world, by land and by sea
To tell all the people how they might be free
Sadly, I left
them, in an old country lane
For I knew that I never would see them
again
One was an old man, the second a maid
And the third was a
young boy who smiled as he said: