The Fairies by William Allingham

Up the airy mountain, Down the rushy glen, We darent go ahunting For fear of little men; Wee folk, good folk, Trooping all together; Green jacket, red cap, And white owls feather Down along the rocky shore Some make their home, They live on crispy pancakes Of yellow tidefoam; Some in the reeds Of the black mountainlake, With frogs for their watchdogs, All night awake. High on the hilltop The old King sits; He is now so old and grey Hes nigh lost his wits. With a bridge of white mist Columbkill he crosses, On his stately journeys From Slieveleague to Rosses; Or going up with the music On cold starry nights, To sup with the Queen Of the gay Northern Lights. They stole little Bridget For seven years long; When she came down again Her friends were all gone. They took her lightly back, Between the night and morrow, They thought that she wa