Lyrics:
When we're working nights, the village 'roundThe old church becomes scary townAll curtained windows and bolted doorsBut never an eye to seeAs us fairy folks sweep from the hillNever caught us and never willPulling roses and daffodilMayhem in the high degreeThe blacksmith chased us all to groundThey searched all night, we were never foundThe tinker boys and the sheriff's menShaking the tallest treeAnd we sat and watched the women hideLaughed so much we split our sidesScattered horses that they would rideMayhem in the high degreeWe crossed through fields of midnight greenOften heard but seldom seenTore along hedges, stripping leavesNo one could quite agreeWhether we came from north or southWe stole the screams from out their mouthsAnd go where no man would allowMayhem in the high degreeLike scaly carp and feathered swanTo nature's world we do belongWe ride the thin winds of the nightAnd set dark spirits freeWe terrify the mare and foalThe fox stood still and far too boldSo we strung him up, brush neatly foldedMayhem, maybe