STILL WATERS AT NIGHT 
(Words and Music by Joan Baez) 

Still waters at night 
In the darkest of dark 
But you rise as white 
As the birch tree's bark 
Or a pale wolf in winter 
You look down and shiver 
At still waters at night 

Your eyes are as black 
As the blackness you're fearing 
And yonder a bridge 
And a voice within hearing 
Come walk on me softly 
Look down and you'll see 
Still waters at night 

You've reason to fear 
There is no protection 
But a garland of emeralds 
And a moonlit reflection 
Of a boat in the distance 
Will the devil take his chance 
At still waters at night 

So dance me a small dance 
And the night cannot hurt you 
Nor the waters be silent 
Nor the emeralds desert you 
For the boat's full of bright scarves 
And wild hats among them 
Songs of the vagabond 
It's to you he has sung them 
And shattered the silence 
Of still waters at night 

© 1976, 1977 Gabriel Earl Music (ASCAP)