The Green Man Song – Thelxiepeia (Nine Tongues)

Who was there when the oceans were bridled?
Skipping flat stones when the waters were tamed?
Who was singing when wild woods were seeded?
Dancing on high when the forests were named?

‘The Green Man! The Green Man!’ they shout from the heavens.
‘The Green Man! The Green Man!’ they whisper from deep.
‘The Green Man! The Green Man!’ The maypole is readied,
Sipping on dewdrops in the green of his keep.

Who was there when foundations were measured?
Ringing tin bells when stone footings were laid?
Who was waiting when mountains were fashioned?
Laughing and planting the green of the glade?

‘The Green Man! The Green Man!’ they shout from the heavens.
‘The Green Man! The Green Man!’ they whisper from deep.
‘The Green Man! The Green Man!’ The maypole is readied,
Sipping on dewdrops in the green of his keep.

He bows low to the Maker of Summer,
He bends a knee to the Bringer of Snow,
The folds from his gown go deep in the green earth,
Deeper than roots of the World Tree will go.

‘The Green Man! The Green Man!’ they shout from the heavens.
‘The Green Man! The Green Man!’ they whisper from deep.
‘The Green Man! The Green Man!’ The maypole is readied,
Sipping on dewdrops in the green of his keep.
Sipping on dewdrops in the green of his keep.
Sipping on dewdrops in the green of his keep.

So raise a cup to The Jack in the Green,
Join ribboned-hands in the gold fairy ring,
His spirit is strong, his laughter keen,
Forevermore his day, the May Day we sing.