Verse 1
Lanterns dim on cobblestone streets,
Bells on his cap hush with every beat.
She slips from the tapestries, grown and wise,
A crownless smile, moonlight in her eyes.
They meet by the mill where the owls keep time,
Climb to the loft on a ladder of rhyme;
He folds her laughter into his sleeve,
Two hearts daring the dark to believe.

Chorus
Hush now, keep the hayloft door,
Shadows know what love is for.
If the king should hear our tune,
Shame would fall like frost at noon.
So sing soft, breathe slow,
Let the secret be our glow—
Jester and the princess brave,
Love that courts the night to save.

Verse 2
He juggles starlight, she answers in song,
Trading old jokes for a vow to be strong.
Straw makes halos in tumble and spin,
Kisses like sparks where the stories begin.
They sketch a future on barnwood beams,
A cottage of jokes and midsummer dreams;
But dawn is a herald with silver feet,
And truth is a drum on the royal street.

Chorus
Hush now, keep the hayloft door,
Shadows know what love is for.
If the king should hear our tune,
Shame would fall like frost at noon.
So sing soft, breathe slow,
Let the secret be our glow—
Jester and the princess brave,
Love that courts the night to save.

Bridge
They are no children—hearts full-grown,
Choosing a hush the court won’t condone.
Between a jest and a judgment’s ring,
They wager joy on a silent string.
Let chapel bells measure what words can’t say:
Some truths bloom best in the folds of hay.

Verse 3
Watchmen pass and the rafters sigh,
Morning paints gold on a careful lie.
He tips his cap to the waking town,
She hides her smile in a silken gown.
Yet when the dusk unbuttons the sky,
They’ll climb again where the swallows fly—
A secret chorus the moon repeats,
Two steady drums under gentle sheets.

Final Chorus
Hush now, keep the hayloft door,
Shadows know what love is for.
If the king should hear our tune,
Shame would fall like frost at noon.
So sing soft, breathe slow,
Let the secret be our glow—
Jester and the princess brave,
Guarding love the night once gave

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