High on a Rocky Ledge

for voice and solo piano

Moondog
trsc. Lyys

      
Slow = 50

   
                 
Voice

 
                                          
     


     
Piano

     
5

     
           
Vo.

   
    

                                    

 
 
         
Pno.

     

  
             
9

Vo.

 

High on a rock y ledge lives a Mä del, E del weiß

       
   
            
             

Pno.

    
                
11

Vo.

 

Shy as a sha dow, love ly as lace, and cold as ice High on a

      
 
   
            
                         
     
Pno.




        
      
2

    
14

Vo.

   
   
rock y ledge, I pledge my love to her Ev' ry time I climb up to Pa ra

       
  
      
                  
Pno.

    

            
 
16

Vo.

  
     
dise How ma ny times I've been up to see her,

   
        
 
  
     


              

Pno.

  

               
18

Vo.

  
 
good ness knows Huff ing and puff ing, dressed in the warm est

      
      
    

              
          
Pno.

       
        
  
20

Vo.

 
 
climb ing clothes How ma ny chan ces would be ta ken in my

      
    
                    
                
Pno.

 


   
3

            
23

Vo.

  
Hope less pur suit of the Schnee Mä del E del weiß

     
            
   
 

                
        
Pno.

     

         
     
25

Vo.

  
 
Then spoke a spi rit, "If you would win your La dy Love.

 
           
   
      
                    

Pno.

      
        
27

Vo.

  
 
There's on ly one way: fall to your death from high a bove.

        
        
      
                    

Pno.

 
    
29
        
Vo.

You will be gin to grow in snow be side the

   
          
 
       
     
 
         

Pno.





       
4

       
31

Vo.

  
one you have wai ted for to be ma ted with."

     
            
   
 

                
        
Pno.

     
      
        
33

Vo.

 
         
     
Now, I'm an E del, vice to my Mä del, E del weiß.

       
     
              
            

Pno.

      
        
35

Vo.

      
       
Dy ing to be with her wa sn't a ny sa cri fice.

        
     
           
           
   

Pno.

            
   
37

Vo.

          
We're so de li ri ous ly hap py on our

        
        

          
     
        

Pno.




       
5

       
39

Vo.

ledge where I pledge my love to my La dy Fair.

    
            
          


      
   
    
           
         
 
Pno.

  
 

  

      
        
41

Vo.

You who are climb ing breath less to see me and my love.

 
                


  
        

   
                         
       
Pno.




      
        
43

Vo.

Snow flo wers grow ing fon der on Lo ver's Ledge a bove.

   
              


 
        
   
               
          
       
Pno.



             
  
6


45

Vo.


If you've the yen to pluck, then pluck us both, for

                       


     

    
                
  
  
Pno.




           
47

Vo.

we who have lived as one, wish to die as

        
    


     
      
           
   
Pno.

   
   

     
48

Vo.

one.

       
            


    


   
    
 
 
                         
     
Pno.



    
50


Vo.


      


                        



    
       
           
  
                       



 
Pno.

  
rit.


  