I'LL be an otter, and I'll let you swim br A mate beside me; we will venture down br A deep, full river when the sky above br Is shut of the sun; spoilers are we; br Thick-coated; no dog's tooth can bite at our veins br With ears and eyes of poachers; deep-earthed ones br Turned hunters: let him slip past, br The little vole, my teeth are on an edge br For the King-fish of the River! br br I hold him up br The glittering salmon that smells of the sea: br I hold him up and whistle! br br Now we go br Back to our earth; we will tear and eat br Sea-smelling salmon: you will tell the cubs br I am the Booty-brmger: I am the Lord br Of the River the deep, dark, full, and flowing River!br br Padraic Columbr br