Don't pay the Ferryman
It was late at night on the open roadSpeeding like a man on the runA lifetime spent preparing for the journey
He is closer now and the search is onReading from a map in the mindYes there's the ragged hillAnd there's the boat on the river
And when the rain came downHe heard a wild dog howlThere were voices in the night, "Don't do it"Voices out of sight, "Don't do it"Too many men have failed before
"Whatever you doDon't pay the ferrymanDon't even fix a priceDon't pay the ferrymanUntil he gets you to the other side"
In the rolling mist then he gets on boardNow there'll be no turning backBeware that hooded old man at the rudder
And then the lightning flashed, and the thunder roaredAnd people calling out his nameAnd dancing bones that jabbered and a-moanedOn the water
And then the ferryman said"There is trouble aheadSo you must pay me now," "Don't do it""You must pay me now," "Don't do it"And still that voice came from beyond
"Whatever you doDon't pay the ferrymanDon't even fix a priceDon't pay the ferrymanUntil he gets you to the other side"
Don't pay the ferrymanDon't even fix a priceDon't pay the ferrymanUntil he gets you to the other sideDon't pay the ferrymanDon't even fix a priceDon't pay the ferrymanUntil he gets you to the other sideDon't pay the ferrymanDon't even fix a priceDon't pay the ferrymanUntil he gets you to the other sideDon't pay the ferryman