O ladybird I have heard you wish to walk me through your garden I crave your pardon if I woke you with my thinking Ladybird O ladybird I have heard you wish to walk me through your meadow You'll spread no wings to fly in fright if I'm beside you Ladybird All through the winter time When wood was warm and splintered Time seemed longer than a goods train Now that spring is back again I'll ask your name Your name O ladybird I have heard you wish to walk across my pillow No weeping willow was ever as beautiful, sad as you are Ladybird And as you're walking past I'm laying on the grass and making chains of thought To snare you with my wit But bit by bit you fade to gone Gone All through the iron season Love was hanged and treason became Something of a parlour game Now sun is back in power I'll ask your name Your name O ladybird I have heard you have to run to tend your children No flood can drown nor fire blacken purest longing For ladybird Ladybird
