The Hermit of Misty Mountain - Ben E. King, The Drifters

I went to a Hermit of Misty Mountain who lives in a cave above

And I asked this wise old man

«Oh, Mr Hermit, what is a love???»

He said, «Love is a boat that sails to heaven on a river that has no end…

It’s a magic carpet to the Valley of Dreams… that’s a love my friend…»

So I asked this Hermit of a Misty Mountain who lives where the cold winds blow

«If I find this thing called love… oh, Mr Hermit, how will I know???

He said, «You'll see the Sun when it isn’t shining and the stars when they

don’t glow…

And you’ll hear songs when there ain’t no singing…

That’s a-how you’ll know…»

So I said to a Hermit of Misty Mountain before these things are thru

«When I find this thing called love,.

oh, Mr Hermit, what do I do?

He said, «Treasure this love much more than gold and care for it tenderly…

Or you’ll be a Hermit on a Misty Mountain

A fool like me

A fool like me

Aaaw, you’ll be a fool like me

A fool like me…»