Em A Asus4
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t say she’s to blame
Em A Asus4 A
She must have learned her ways from the folks from where she came
Em A Asus4
But as I watched her moving through the trees
Em A Asus4 A
I have to say she didn’t look that innocent to me
Her daddy was a hunter of my kind
He’d take the things he valued and he’d leave the bones behind
He taught his daughter how to set a snare
He taught her how to track a wounded creature to its lair
D Dsus4 Bm
Chorus Her scarlet cloak was bright against the snow
C Em
I never should have left the path to follow her I know
D Dsus4 Bm
But stories that your momma told to you
C Em
Can take on different meanings from the wolf’s point of view
Old lady in the house beyond the wood
She wasn’t poor, she wasn’t sweet, I know she wasn’t good
She wore bright diamonds, pearls and golden rings
The coat she wore was stitched together from my cousins’ skins
Chorus Lift the latch and softly slip inside
Creep upstairs to where the bedroom door is open wide
She won’t be showing off her pearls today
Cos now a wolfskin’s wrapped around her in a different way
Come in, child, and put your basket down
You must be weary after walking all the way from town
Sit beside me here and stroke my fur
And ask about my eyes and ears and whiskers if you dare
Chorus But heightened senses warn you of attacks
Or tell if someone’s coming up behind you with an axe
The stories that your momma told to you
Can look a little different from the wolf’s point of view
There’s tears and gashes in the scarlet cloak
A folktale’s always told from the perspective of the folk
You’re certain what the ending ought to be
But who’s this tale’s narrator – is it them or is it me?
Chorus Tell a tale to give the kids a fright
Remind them I’m still prowling in the forests of the night
Cos stories that your momma told to you
Can look a little different from the wolf’s point of view
Outro
Ears and eyes and claws and teeth
All the better, all the better (repeat fade)
