The Legend of the Headless Horse

[Verse 1] On a night when the storm winds moan, And the moon rides pale and thin, A shadow gallops down the road, Where no pony should have been. No eyes to see, no face, no breath, No heart within its course— Beware the midnight thunder-hooves… The dreadful Headless Horse! [Chorus] Run, run, little foals, run fast! Don’t linger by the moor. If you hear the pounding hooves, You’ll never reach your door! Through the dark it hunts its prey, By fear it takes its force, No soul escapes the midnight chase Of the Headless Horse! [Verse 2] They say it lost its head one night, Upon a cursed old bridge. Now lantern flames all flicker out, When it gallops from the ridge. The forest trees lean in to watch, The river churns with dread— And ponies whisper if it finds you, It will take your head instead! [Chorus] Run, run, little foals, run fast! Don’t linger by the moor. If you hear the pounding hooves, You’ll never reach your door! Through the dark it hunts its prey, By fear it takes its force, No soul escapes the midnight chase Of the Headless Horse! [Bridge: whispered, like around the fire] No mane, no eyes, no grin, no voice… Only the pounding sound. The harder you pray, the louder it nears, ‘Til its shadow swallows the ground… [Final Chorus crescendo] Run, run, little foals, run fast! Don’t linger by the moor. If you hear the pounding hooves, You’ll never reach your door! Through the dark it hunts its prey, By fear it takes its force, No soul escapes the midnight chase Of the Headless Horse! [Ends with a single stomp, like a hoof striking wood, and silence.]