Discover the story of the song > High On A Rocky Ledge – Moondog

The song is about a man who is in love with a shy and beautiful woman who lives high up on a rocky ledge. He has climbed up to see her many times, but she is always cold to him. One day, a spirit tells him the only way to win her love is to fall to his death from the ledge. He takes the risk and becomes the snow next to her, and they are now happily together on the ledge and wish to die together.