He Moved Through The Fair Lyrics - The Long Black Veil - The Chieftains

My own love said to me 

"My mother won't mind. 

And my daughters won't slight you 

For your lack of kind". 

He went away from me 

And this he did say 

"It will not be long, Love, 

Till our wedding day" 

He went away from me 

And he moved through the fair 

And slowly I watched him 

Move here and move there 

He went his way homeward 

With one star awake 

As this swan in the evening 

Moves over the lake 

I dreamed last night 

That my own love came in 

He came in so sweetly 

His feet made no din 

He came close beside me 

And this he did say 

"It will not be long Love 

Till our wedding day" 

It will not be long love 

Long love 

Long love 

Love