Field Walk to Folly

(The field walk from Whippingham Church to Folly in the Isle Of Wight)

Down across the grasslands swaying

Beside the Medina’s hush of morning

Growing there in reed and rushes

Round brown mice hearts a beating

Scatter beneath the grasslands swaying

Beside the Medina’s lap and ripple

Where wings of fairies come a’ spinning

Weave golden webs from tree to tree

Come them dressed in oak and apple

Come them dressed in leaf and blossom

Over the grasslands gently swaying

Brushed them night all silver shining

Shining like Medina’s water dancing

Upon the rhythm of its mystic water

To the furthest wooded green glade

Where wild crab apple red as ruby

Ruby like a blood red flower

Over the grasslands gently swaying

Beside the Medina's hush of morning