Look through the hills behind the field
Beyond the corn, our coming yield
And see between the wind-swept briar
The dancing flames of summer fires
The dancing flames of summer fires
You jump high but I'll jump higher
We'll dance tonight across the fire
You jump high but I'll jump higher
We'll dance tonight across the fire
We'll lead the ox up the winding track
Until we see the outline black
Of the village church its tall dark spire
We'll walk that beast around the fire
We'll walk that beast around the fire
You jump high but I'll jump higher
We'll dance tonight across the fire
You jump high but I'll jump higher
We'll dance tonight across the fire
We'll tie the ox to the hawthorn tree
And pick our clothes up to our knee
As the flames they move in spritely dance
We'll hold back winter's slow advance
We'll hold back winter's slow advance
You jump high but I'll jump higher
We'll dance tonight across the fire
You jump high but I'll jump higher
We'll dance tonight across the fire
You jump high but I'll jump higher
We'll dance tonight across the fire
You jump high but I'll jump higher
We'll dance tonight across the fire