As I Went

As I went, as I went Over the mountains, I heard, I heard, Through cloud-wreath and mist, A hound that was baying - Death.. it was death. As I went, as I went Over the meadows, I heard, I heard, From thicket, from shadow, A hidden bird fluting - Death.. it was death. As I went, as I went By rocks and by sand-dunes, I heard, I heard, At the sea's bottom A silver fish swimming - Death.. it was death. As I went, as I went In my house, in my house, I heard, I heard, A footfall, a footfall Closely behind me - Death.. it was death.