Water, Paper And Clay - Mary Hopkin

Water, paper and clay

Air to carry you

And fire to burn the way

Water, paper and clay

Air to carry you

And fire to burn the way

Water to bless the child

Drink the holy wine

Rain and sea

The berry tree

Storm and calm

The will to be kind

Water, paper and clay

Air to carry you

And fire to burn the way

Bright paper leaves we’ll throw

Dream of your wedding day

Ashes and pens

A confession to cleanse

The printed vow

And the unwritten way

Water, paper and clay

Air to carry you

And fire to burn the way

Cold clay to bury you

Bring you safe to ground

Salt and sand

The practical hand

The pull of the earth

And the world going round

Water, paper and clay

Air to carry you

And fire to burn the way

Fire to burn and prove the clay

Fire to turn the ground

From the flames you’ll fly

And feel the air

And the rush of the wind

Will bear you down

Water, paper and clay

Air to carry you

And fire to burn the way

Water, paper and clay

Air to carry you

And fire to burn the way

Water, paper and clay

Air to carry you

And fire to burn the way