The great, scaly beast, stood and he faced The waters, that burst, from the dam As he channeled his magic, the wall was replaced He was blasted by cheers, from town-woman and man Refrain And we gather to thank, the Great Sky for its gifts For this guardian solid and strong Rather than graves, for our drowned goats and kids, Our warden, he rose, to protect us from wrong He roamed far and wide, with a party of legend Many were saved, but his friends had to pay He put sorrow aside, and instead tried to mend He looked for a village, who had need of his ways Any hole could be plugged, with a stout enough cork Any dyke could be mended and smoothed He'd help mighty and rich, or the impoverished short As he knew he was needed, his ravaged heart soothed Refrain For he came to our village, a backwater ditch And he saw what great mis'ry we kept Our bedrock would constantly roil and shift Because of this curse, we died and we wept In our land, he found holes that couldn't be plugged And dams that couldn't be fixed And he knew he was needed, and with a great tortile shrug, He settled, and now, we can safely exist! Refrain x2 Verse / E G A E / G A E - / E G A E / C D E / Refrain / C D E - / C D E - / G A E - / G A A E /