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THE KELPIE WOMAN AND ME


Late in Summer when the storms were due
I was out in the garden, thinking of you
The baby, he was happy as a clam
I was singing, I think, you know the way I am
A noise from behind made me turn to see -
And a bold Kelpie woman splashed water over me
Green as glass with an ebony mane;
I knew better than to offer my name

Better watch your step with a Kelpie woman
You can trust the fact that she won’t play fair
It’s the way she is and she can’t help trying
Better watch your step with a Kelpie mare.

She said to me ‘Where do we start?
Is is wishes you want to satisfy your heart?’
I said - ‘Hey, Kelpie lady, you’ve got it wrong,
If you hang around here I’ll put you in a song’

‘But you can’t do that, said the Kelpie all shocked
I’m the fey-at-your-door, the riddle unlocked
You’re supposed to ask for impossible things
Rubies and gold, your weight in diamond rings
(don’t you want your weight in diamond rings?)’

‘Well, I don’t,’ said I with the baby in my arms
‘Singers don’t need your flimsy faerie charms
Shall I sing how you came calling on me?’
‘You know that’s not supposed to happen,’ said she

Better watch your step with a Kelpie woman
You can trust the fact that she won’t play fair
It’s the way she is, and she can’t help trying
Better watch your step with a Kelpie mare

She said to me ‘If you put me in a song,
How will I know you won’t put me in wrong?’
‘Tell you what,’ said I ‘Come and listen when I’m done’
So I sing this song when the Kelpie woman comes

Better watch your step with a Kelpie woman
You can trust the fact that she won’t play fair
It’s the way she is, and she can’t help trying
Better watch your step with a Kelpie mare

Better watch your step with a Kelpie woman
You can trust the fact that she won’t play fair
It’s the way she is, and she can’t help trying
Better watch your step with a Kelpie mare
Better watch your step with a Kelpie mare
Better watch your step with a Kelpie mare...

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Words and Music © Talis Kimberley 1993

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from ALBUM: Mythical Beasts: Undubbed, released May 10, 2012

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Talis Kimberley UK

"I'm a songwriter and singer; my songs are spun from folklore and history, stirred well with a hazel wand and served with cake. I'll sing you ravens and bones and the story behind the story, I'll sing you bread and apples, ghosts and knitting, and bring you home with a pocketful of feathers and hope"

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