Mount, in the morning dew;
A man loved me when the world was new.
Ride, ride while the dawn is cool:
I was angry and he was a fool.
Ride, ride through the shadows grey:
I told him to go and he went away.
Ride, ride through the sun's first gold;
I go alone now the world is old.
Ride, ride, for your horse is good;
He never came to me or understood.
Ride, ride, and you'll travel far;
I tore my heart out and hid the scar.
Ride with a man at your bridle-rein—
My man never will come again.
Ride, ride, for the sun is strong:
but a lonely road can be long!
Ride, ride, for the light grows dim:
What of the others? I wanted him.
Home, home, for the tale is told:
I was young and now I am old.
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