[Verse 1]
A gardener's daughter stopped me on my way
On the day I was to wed
It is you who I wish to share
My body with she said

[Verse 2]
We'll find a dry place under the sky
With a flower for a bed
And for my joy I will give you a boy
With a moon and star on his head.

[Verse 3]
Her silver hair flowed in the air
Laying waves across the sun
Her hands were like the white sands
And her eyes had diamonds on

[Verse 4]
We left the road and headed up
To the top of the whisper wood
And we walked till we came to where
The holy magnolia stood

[Verse 5]
And there we laid cool in the shade
Singing songs and making love
With the naked earth beneath us
And the universe above
[Verse 6]
The time was late my wedding wouldn't wait
I was sad but I had to go
So while she was asleep
I kissed her cheek for cheerio

[Verse 7]
The wedding took place and people came
From many miles around
There was plenty merriment
Cider and wine abound

[Verse 8]
But out of all that I recall
I remembered the girl I met
'Cause she had given me something
That my heart could not forget

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[Verse 9]
A year had passed and everything was just
As it was a year before, as if was a year before
Until the gift that someone left
A basket by my door
[Verse 10]
And in there lay
The fairest little baby crying to be fed
I got down on my knees and kissed
The moon and star on his head

[Verse 11]
As years went by the boy grew high
And the village looked on in awe
They'd never seen anything like the boy
With the moon and star before

[Verse 12]
And people would ride from far and wide
Just to seek the word he spread
I'll tell you everything I've learned
And love is all, he said

[Outro]
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