Example:
The Ballad of Marian Blacktree
Refrain:
Oh, do you know the mountain road
That leads to yonder peak?
A few will walk that trail alone,
Their
dreams they go to seek.
(I)
One such was Marian Blacktree,
A lowly sheperdess,
And courting her was Tom, the swain,
Who loved her nonetheless.
(II)
A thought occurred to Marian
While watching o'er her sheep,
And gazing at the mountain thus
She nodded
off to sleep.
(Refrain)
(III)
That night she came to Tom and said
She longed to know the sky.
"I'm weary of this valley, love,
I want
to learn to fly!"
(IV)
Poor Thomas did not want to leave,
This valley was all he knew.
So when she turned and left him there
Her
heart, it broke in two.
(Refrain)
(V)
Her faithful swain did track her,
All night the trail led on,
And finally at the mountain top
He looked,
but she was gone.
(VI)
As morning broke and lit the sky
An eagle he did see:
It circled 'round him thrice and cried.
He knew
now she was free.
(Refrain)
Copyright © 2001 Dendrobia
Example 2:
Sidewalk Balladeer
Hear the guitar, see the player,
Singing songs, for few to hear.
Another day, another
corner,
One more sidewalk, balladeer.
When you sing do any listen,
as you play… how many hear.
Hunger
pains, well worn levis,
another sidewalk balladeer.
And another captive of the city,
dreams long turned to dust.
Ol'
battered hat, battered guitar,
none to love, and none to trust.
You still sing songs of protest,
there's nobody
wants to hear.
Tired voice, blues strung Gibson,
you keep on busking, balladeer.
Hear the guitar, see the player,
Singing
songs, for few to hear.
Another day, another corner,
One more sidewalk, balladeer.
City crowds and city people,
city
sounds and tramping feet.
There's singing, but who listens,
to life's message in the street.
Tired voice, and
tired fingers,
easy chords, there's little cheer.
Another day on a windy corner,
sing them a sad song, balladeer.
Hear
the guitar, see the player,
Singing songs, for few to hear.
Another day, another corner,
One more sidewalk, balladeer.
Another
day, and one last chorus,
Sing it softly…Balladeer.
©. Copyright: Bernard de Silva.. 8/08/05.