Whisper secret whispers
Wee through the willow
As it sways and bends
Whispers secret whispers
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The widow's son was called to cut the king's hair
Oh how she cried for her only son to be spared
For every year the king would have his barber killed
To keep his secret sealed
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A promised was made
The boy's life would be safe
As long as the secret never escaped his lips
But a truth untold confessed her inside like a mould
And what the boy couldn't tell rang in his ears
Like a deafening bell
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No more could he bear it
The boy had to tell, he had to tell it
So he ran as fast as he could
To the crossroads, turned right
There it stood, the willow by the stream
Ouh, ouh, ouh
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And there, where only the wind and the branches could hear
The boy let his secret out
First in a whisper as the branches
They drew near and around and up
Into the shelter he shouted it out
Oh, the king has two horses ears
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The king has two horses ears
The boy layed down and he was healed
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Soon after the king's harpist made a new harp
From the timber of that very tree
What did the wood and the strings ring out?
But the king had the ears of a horse
On hearing that the king was filled with remorse
For all he 'd slain
He uncovered his ears for all to see
He uncovered his ears for all to see

One day a harp will be made
From the branches, from the branches that hold
All that's known and unknown
Everybody's story
The great and the glory
Will be sung out, sung out with no shame
Will be rung out to your name
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So sing to the willow...
Sing to the willow...
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(Sing it out, go tell it out, shout it out...)
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Sing to the willow...