The Secret of Toadflax Tea (Part 2)

Troubled merchant, please don't go!
There is something you should know...
We've not lost hope.
It grows through the snow!

From my window I heard your tears,
And I knew your desperation and your fear,
And I thought you might like to hear
The secret hope of these hills.

At the foot of a foothill, grow
Little patches of purple, undaunted by the winter cold.
Tiny invincible petals that hold!
The cure for all the world's ills.

Past where the aspen lies,
Straight as the blackbird flies,
Past where the stone bridge stands,
That's where the sorrow ends.

If you cut and dry and crush and steep
And load it on your boat, and head out to sea...
The people will rave, and flags will wave!
At long last, we can be saved!

Past where the aspen lies,
Straight as the blackbird flies,
Past where the stone bridge stands,
That's where the sorrow ends.