Mercedes Lackey - Snare And Deadfall lyrics

Snare and deadfall, pit and noose Drive your quarry where you choose Baffle them with trick and ruse Snare and deadfall, pit and noose Snares are meant to catch and hold Loop a vine with naught to hide it Place just where the over-bold Stick a foot or head inside it Hook it to a counter-weight Or a young and sturdy sapling Use their manly pride as bait Catch them with it's sudden grappling Snare and deadfall, pit and noose Drive your quarry where you choose Net them so they can’t get loose Snare and deadfall, pit and noose Deadfalls k** the prey with weight Dropping down from high above them Make it look like act of fate Rocks and limbs with none to shove them Carve the triggers out with care Hide them so that none can see them Greased with fat from boar or bear So the slightest touch will free them Snare and deadfall, pit and noose Drive your quarry where you choose Lost without a hope or clue Snare and deadfall, pit and noose Hidden pits for them to tread Drop them down to k** or maim them Men can’t fight if they are dead Men march slower if you lame them Line the holes with wooden spikes Harden tips within the fire Row on row like warrior’s pikes Give them more than they desire Snare and deadfall, pit and noose Drive your quarry where you choose Dead men cannot carry news Snare and deadfall, pit and noose Lead them on and lead them wrong Make it look like nature’s crafting Fear and greed will drive them on Bite your tongue to keep from laughing Let them think they’ve won the war While the noose draws ever tighter Deadly though these brigands are Traps can take the toughest fighter Snare and deadfall, pit and noose Drive your quarry where you choose With no choice except to lose Snare and deadfall, pit and Snare and deadfall, pit and noose Drive your quarry where you choose With no choice except to lose Snare and deadfall, pit and noose