The Dreamer And The Widow - Steeleye Span

A widow was walking all by the millstream

A young man he saw her and started to dream

He dreamed of her beauty, he dreamed of her love

And he had a thought, he had a thought

He had a thought how to have her

He’s crept up beside her and softly he said

Come lie down beside me and don’t be afraid

I’ll love you and please you and be your tonight

And drive out all cares, and drive out all cares

And drive out all cars 'til the morning

«No, no», said the widow, she stood in surpris

But his words they had warmed her and brightened her eyes

His dream pressed around them, he kissed her awhile

And then they lay down, and then they lay down

And then they lay down in the evening

In the cooler light of morning, he woke from the dream

He saw the sad widow in her weeds, dark and mean

His fickle love vanished in the blink of an eye

And he’s wandered away, he’s wandered away

He’s wandered away to some other

So come all you women that hunger for love

Don’t listen to dreamers, for sadly it’s true

That dreams are as nothing, they fade with the dawn

And can’t be recalled, and can’t be recalled

And can’t be recalled in the morning

And can’t be recalled in the morning