Steeleye Span - Where Are They Now ? lyrics

Kemp Man said nature was his mother Made a promise at his birth But she's running like a hunted fox for cover All across the earth The forest turned into the tall ships, And though they fought for england well The emptiness is ringing down the ages Like a hollow bell Where are they now? Old mysteries The high ideas of thousand years All lost on the breeze Where are they now? Asking wonders of our children Blind faith in all the rules But the blind lead the blind from the cradle Through the faith of fools One son gone unto the merchant Another to the bishop went Another son to serve the king And country in some regiment Where are they now? Old mysteries The high ideas of thousand years All lost on the breeze Where are they now? Every year in late december Hark the herald angels sing In the church words of peace on earth are spoken It doesn't change a thing Where are they now? Old mysteries The high ideas of thousand years All lost on the breeze Where are they now?