Lyrics
[Intro Verse 1] In the valley where the shadows grow, Down by the river where the black winds blow, There's a tale of sorrow, a tale of woe, Of a love that died a long time ago. [Chorus] Oh, the reaper comes a-calling, In the dead of night he's crawling, Through the fields of bone and sorrow, No promise of tomorrow. [Verse 2] Underneath the weeping willow's bough, Where the ravens gather, and the crows do bow, Lies a heart that's turned as cold as stone, In the earth, it whispers, all alone. [Chorus] Oh, the reaper comes a-calling, In the dead of night he's crawling, Through the fields of bone and sorrow, No promise of tomorrow. [Bridge] Mandolin strings, they cry in pain, Fiddle wails like a midnight train, Banjo's ghostly echo in the dark, Death is coming to leave its mark. [Verse 3] In the moonlight, shadows dance and sway, To the haunting tune of yesterday, Bones will rise, and spirits will roam, In this place, you'll never be alone. [Chorus] Oh, the reaper comes a-calling, In the dead of night he's crawling, Through the fields of bone and sorrow, No promise of tomorrow. [Outro] So heed this warning, don't you stray, From the path where the living play, For the reaper's song, it lingers on, [Ending slowed] When the light, of day, is gone.
