The Gallows

WILL O' THE WISP SONG
by James Plaisted Webber

"Will, Will,
Will o' the Wisp,
Will you not wait for me?"
I called as I saw his eerie light
Under the swamp-oak tree.

Will, Will,
Will o' the Wisp,
"Will you not tell," he cried,
"Why I should wait in the summer night,
For you by the rank marsh side?"

"Will, Will,
Will o' the Wisp,
Will you not help me lift
Some pirate's jewelled treasure-trove
For a maiden's birthday gift?"

Will, Will,
Will o' the Wisp,
Wilfully flew along
With a merry laugh o'er the untrod fen,
But left with me this song.