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Hunter's Moon

Henry was a man of the world in the French Mackinaw fur trade
He'd track 'em, he'd fell 'em, he'd trap 'em, and he'd sell 'em
And that's how he made his name
In them tradin' posts men heard his boasts how he's gonna get the Loup Garou
An evil Injun spirit half-man, half-wolf
Stealin' brides before their honeymoon

So Henry made a vow on his wedding day
A pelt for his woman from his fell beast prey
And as he left with his musket he could hear her say,
Don't go out tonite, oh Henry, don't go out tonite!
Full moon's shinin' bright, don't be no fool out there tonite,
By that old Hunter's Moon

Henry tracked the wolf track to a cave about a quarter mile outta town
But he did step back at the mouth so black and the bones scattered all around
But Henry had to prove himself by the boasts and the oaths he'd made
So he stole inside and he steeled hisself 'till his pride made him unafraid

Henry crept down the winding way
When out in the woods came a wolfen bay
Then he remembered what his woman say,

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Henry waited from dusk till dawn but no howlin' devil did show
Just a little relieved but a lot crestfallen as he made his way back home
His cabin there was a frightful sight with the stout oak door knocked down
There were signs of struggle but no sign o' life, just a bloody wedding gown

Henry rushed on back to the cave and he found that wolfman there
With the skin of his woman and a fresh new pelt of her flowing golden hair
They fell into a savage fight, then the beast fled past Henry
Sayin', "I curse you to stalk the moonlit night, a lone wolf just like me!"

Henry still hunts those woods they say
A wolf by night and a man by day
And every full moon them village folk pray,
Don't come out tonite, Oh Henry, don't come out tonite!
Full moon's shinin' bright, don't be no fool out there tonite,
By that old Hunter's Moon

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from Where The Heather Don't Grow, released April 1, 2008

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