A Minor Ballad, ©1967 by Gordon Lightfoot

Beyond the wild misty mountain
Within the valley so free
There dwells a maid with a heart so mellow 
Soft as the wind and wild as the sea
When will you love me
As I love thee 

I have no gold to give her
Nor gowns of soft crimson hue
Nor poems of love no rhymes to bring her 
Into my heart so strong so true
When will you love me
As I love you 

Beyond the wild misty mountain
Within the valley so free
There dwells a maid with a heart so mellow 
Soft as the wind and wild as the sea
When will you love me
As I love thee?