Storyteller's Night

He came from far behind the hills All through the land he left his trace With beggar's shoes, a scarecrow's coat With shadows in a hollow face People came from far and near To sit there in the candlelight To be taken to another world In the storyteller's night And he made them laugh And he made them shiver He filled their eyes with naked fear And he entered dreams and fantasies With all the tales from far and near Oh-oh-oh-oh, the man was telling tales From the north, from the south, from the east, and from the west Oh-oh-oh-oh, the man was telling tales From the north, from the south, from the east, and from the west From the north, and from the south From the east, and from the west Children took their mothers' hands They didn't dare to make a noise Something uncanny about this man Something mysterious in his voice And he made them laugh And he made them shiver He filled their eyes with naked fear And he entered dreams and fantasies With all the tales from far and near With all the tales from far and near Oh-oh-oh-oh, the man was telling tales From the north, from the south, from the east, and from the west Oh-oh-oh-oh, the man was telling tales From the north, from the south, from the east, and from the west From the north, and from the south From the east, and from the west Oh-oh-oh-oh, the man was telling tales From the north, from the south, from the east, and from the west Oh-oh-oh-oh, the man was telling tales From the north, from the south, from the east, and from the west From the north, and from the south From the east, and from the west