Three boys lost in the flood Three families torn apart Three stars over the wood Three birds beneath the stars One house turned to dust Stone and bone and chalk and rust One hearth dark as night One aflame with raging light ♪ She shot down the birds Tied their feathers into her curls Sewed their skins into a purse To carry their hearts and vocal chords She walked into the lake Turned into a water snake Burrowed beneath the sand and silt Disappeared and lies there still She climbed onto the hill Spied her prey and made her kill Summoned a storm, a joke, a thrill Sent them to your windowsill ♪ Three boys lost in the flood Three families torn apart Three stars over the wood Three birds beneath the stars