The river of doubt gave birth to a beautiful stone   And in my hand I held it and I knew I was on my own   So I picked it up and I held it to the sky   And in my reflection, I knew I was all alone, yeah, yeah   Then I saw this girl with the most beautiful hair   She had it wrapped around her, for clothes she did not wear   I asked her for a lock and she complied    After leaving gorgeous footsteps in the sand as if she didn't care   Well, she was the prettiest girl I ever saw   And the stone lay still without a flaw   The feelings I had defied the law   As I came to, and I went to   And I took a look, a look down the road   To see a badger and a one-eyed toad   They didn't say a word, they just looked at me   With that wise old look of the old, yeah   The wise old look of the old, yeah   Then I went down to town   To my favorite merry-go-round   To the place where the magic horses fly   And you seldom see a frown   But then I stole a ring from the flying horses   And I can't begin to explain how   I stole a ring from the flying horses   And it's all rusty now   I stole a ring from the flying horses   And I can't begin to explain how   I stole a ring from the flying horses   And it's all rusty now   It's all rusty   You see, 'cause that stone fell through my pocket   And that lock of hair flew away with the wind   If you chance to meet upon either   Well, you know where they've been   But don't pick them up or try to find me   They're much happier to be on their own   Beauty like that knows no home   And then if you take a look, a look down the road   You'll see a badger and a one-eyed toad   They won't say a word, they'll just look at you   With that wise old look of the old, yeah   The wise old look of the old, yeah