Holderkin Sheep Song
Written by Mercedes Lackey and Leslie Fish
Vocals and Guitar by Leslie Fish
Keyboards by Ernie Mansfield
Midi Programming by Teri Lee
This is a song that is sung often by Holderkin shepherds on
night watch to help them stay awake. In the book, Arrows of the Queen,
Talia sings this song to Jadus during her first winter at the Colligium.
Silly sheep
Go to sleep
We will watch around you, keep
Though the night be dark and deep
Nothing past us dares to creep
Go to sleep
Wooly heads
Have no dreads
Though we'd rather seek out beds
And our eyes are dull as leads
And we long for hearth and steads
Have no dreads
Do not fear
We are here
Though this watch is lone and drear
Lacking in all warmth and cheer
Till the morn' again draws near
We are here
In the night
Stars shine bright
And the moon is at her height
Lending us her little light
Nothing comes to give you fright
Stars shine bright
With the day
We'll away
Leaving you to greet the day
Other shepherds watch you play
Keep you safe from all that prey
We'll away
Silly sheep
Go to sleep
We will watch around you keep
Though the night be dark and deep
Nothing past us dares to creep
Go to sleep