The Holly King Kate Rusby

[Verse 1]
All hail he comes
The Holly King he comes
He is dressed all in green array
And the icy wind he shuns

[Verse 2]
All hail he comes
The Winter King he comes
He's crowned in verdant splendour
And he's seen a million suns

[Chorus]
And he'll sing and he'll stand
'Til his queen comes across the land
And the frost she'll bring
To the Holly King

[Verse 3]
When the sun sinks low
The Summer King he knows
That winter's grip is tightening
And it's time for his overthrow

[Verse 4]
And then winter wakes
Through hedge field and forest lakes
The birds in silent reverence
For his icy queen he wakes