MMMC - The Lady of Shalott Lyrics

On either side the river lie
Long fields of barley and of rye
That clothe the wold and meet the sky
And thro' the field the road runs by
To many-tower'd Camelot
And up and down the people go
Gazing where the lilies blow
Round an island there below
The island of Shalott

Willows whiten, aspens quiver
Little breezes dusk and shiver
Thro' the wave that runs for ever
By the island in the river
Flowing down to Camelot
Four gray walls, and four gray towers
Overlook a space of flowers
And the silent isle imbowers
The Lady of Shalott

She hath no loyal knight and true
The Lady of Shalott

By the margin, willow veil'd
Slide the heavy barges trail'd
By slow horses; and unhail'd
The shallop flitteth silken-sail'd
Skimming down to Camelot
But who hath seen her wave her hand?
Or at the casement seen her stand?
Or is she known in all the land
The Lady of Shalott?

She hath no loyal knight and true
The Lady of Shalott

Only reapers, reaping early
In among the bearded barley
Hear a song that echoes cheerly
From the river winding clearly
Down to tower'd Camelot
And by the moon the reaper weary
Piling sheaves in uplands airy
Listening, whispers"'Tis the fairy
Lady of Shalott"

There she weaves by night and day
A magic web with colours gay
She has heard a whisper say
A curse is on her if she stay
To look down to Camelot
She knows not what the curse may be
And so she weaveth steadily
And little other care hath she
The Lady of Shalott

She hath no loyal knight and true
The Lady of Shalott

But in her web she still delights
To weave the mirror's magic sights
For often thro' the silent nights
A funeral, with plumes and lights
And music, went to Camelot

And sometimes thro' the mirror blue
The knights come riding two and two
She hath no loyal knight and true
The Lady of Shalott

She hath no loyal knight and true
The Lady of Shalott

And in the stormy east-wind straining
The pale yellow woods were waning
The broad stream in his banks complaining.