i saw you standing in the sycamore shade bending promises your mother made writing letters on a wooden fence i know you re keeping it in confidence singing ooh abigail don t be long ooh abigail don t be long you know the pen you re holding in your hand it s like the summer for a freezing man abigail when am i gonna learn the empty pages will never make the fire burn singing ooh abigail don t be long ooh abigail don t be long ooh singing ooh abigail don t be long ooh abigail don t be long i know you never liked the london rain you d trade the tower for a weather vane but abigail now won t you stay a spell you ve got me praying at your wishing well singing ooh abigail don t be long ooh abigail don t be long ooh abigail don t be ooh abigail don t be ooh abigail don t be long