Nic Jones - Taoist Tale lyrics

Now there once was a farmer who sent his son Out into the mountain with a horse to graze He fell asleep and when he woke the horse was gone He came back without it and all the neighbours said Oh what bad luck And the farmer said How do you know? How do you know? How do you know? How do you know? The very next day the farmer sent his son Back into the mountain to seek his runaway He found the horse and seven other wild ones And brought them home and all the neighbours said Oh what good luck And the farmer said How do you know? How do you know? How do you know? How do you know? Well the very next day the farmer sent his son

Out into the fields to tame the wild horses there The first one he climbed on it threw him down on the ground And broke his arm and all the neighbours said Oh what bad luck And the farmer said How do you know? How do you know? How do you know? How do you know? The very next day there was a war declared And the army man came looking through the countryside He's looking for soldiers but they couldn't take anyone With a broken arm and all the neighbours said Oh what good luck And the farmer said How do you know? How do you know? How do you know? How do you know?