Open the Door Softly
(Dion Boucicault/Herbert Hughes), recorded on Skeins.
This lyric was written by 19th century Irish playwright, Dion Boucicault, and the music was adapted from a traditional tune by Herbert Hughes.
Open the door softly, I've something to tell you dear,
Open it up no wider than the crack upon the floor;
Open the door softly, I've something to tell you dear.
Warm summer grasses have whispered it to your ear;
Skeins of shining water ask you patiently to hear;
Tall lonely timbers have taught it to the deer.
Sad winds at autumn will tell you as they pass by;
Wild geese flying eastward, leave their music in the sky;
Listen at evening, and answer the wild birds' cry.
Open the door softly, I've something to tell you dear.