Janet wore a mantel green
And wolf-keen was her will
Into the forest’s heart she went
While stars shone on the hills
Janet stay out of those woods
There lives a faery queen
And fairy folk have lured
Many men into the green
Seven years before that night
Beneath those very boughs
Janet and Tamlin joined their hands
And spoke their true love vows
But once he rode into the night
When from his horse he fell
The faery queen took him into
Her fairy realm to dwell
‘Neath soil and stone the sidhe folk danced
And drank and sang and cheered
He was slave and servant there
Through days that passed like years
But every seventh Samhain night
The elven court must ride
If Janet wanted Tamlin back
Deep in the forest she must bide
Janet let pass the horses black
Let pass the chestnut brown
But when you see the snow-white steed
Pull that rider down
He will change in your arms
Into beasts so wild
But without fear you must hold close
The father of your child
When the fairy court rides by
Through bramble, thorn and gorse
Amid bone-breaking hooves and spears
Janet pulls Tamlin from his horse
He changes in her arms
Into a wolf so wild
She holds him tight she fears him not
The father of her child
Then changes in her arms
Into a roaring bear
She holds him tight she fears him not
It is her husband dear
But then he changes in her arms
Into a glowing coal
She holds him tight and frees with love
His ensorcelled soul
