Still Waters At Night

(Words and Music by Joan Baez)

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 [C7]me softly
Look down and [Bm]you'll see
Still waters at night

You've ɾeason [C7]to [C7]fear
There is no protection
But a garland [Bm]of emeralds
And a moonlit ɾeflection
Of a boat in the distance
Will the devil take his chance
At still waters at night

So dance me a small [Em]dance
And the night cannot hurt you
Nor the waters be [Am]silent
Nor the emeralds desert you
For the boat's full of bright scarves
And wild hats among [Am]them
Songs of the vagabond
It's to [C7]you [A7he has sung them
And shattered the silence
Of still waters at night

© 1976, 1977 Gabriel Earl Music (ASCAP)