The Little Grave

Lyrics

[Verse 1] One winter's eve I went a walking Out beyond the city gate For to fetch a fresh young pheasant For my darling's dinner plate [Verse 2] It was snowing oh so quietly And the woods were white and soft Just the sound of snowflakes falling And the footsteps as I walked [Verse 3] There I saw a fresh young pheasant And I shot and killed him there And I heard a distant church bell As the bird fell from the air [Verse 4] As I held his dying body The strangest thought came over me God had made this little body That I had killed so thoughtlessly [Verse 5] All the woods were dark and shadowed With the light the cold stars gave Said a prayer to God in heaven And covered up the little grave And covered up the little grave