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Intro
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Oh, there were twelve witches bold
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And they lived in the North
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And their equals were not seen
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On the face of the Earth
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The first witch, with her hand
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The storm could hush
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And the second witch could stop
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All the torrents rush
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And the third witch, she could strike
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Upon the golden lyre
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And she charmed both young and old
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Into the dancing fire
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Rowan tree, red thread
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Hold the witches all in dread
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Rowan tree, red thread
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Hold the witches all in dread
Instrumental
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The fourth witch, she could dive
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In the sea as a fish
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And the fifth witch, she never wanted
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Any meat on a dish
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And now the next witch go
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Under the earth could she
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And the seventh witch could dance
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Upon the rolling sea
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And the eighth witch on her horn
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She would blow a blast
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And everyone who heard
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Would shudder and stand aghast
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Rowan tree, red thread
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Hold the witches all in dread
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Rowan tree, red thread
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Hold the witches all in dread
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Oh, the ninth witch, she tamed all
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That in the greenwood crept
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And the tenth witch, not a nap
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She had ever slept
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The eleventh witch, the grisly
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Lindworm bound
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And the twelfth witch, she could all
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Things understand
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And these twelve witches bold
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They all lived in the North
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And their equals were not seen
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On the face of the Earth
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Rowan tree, red thread
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Hold the witches all in dread
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Rowan tree, red thread
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Hold the witches all in dread
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Rowan tree, red thread
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Hold the witches all in dread
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Rowan tree, red thread
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Hold the witches all in dread
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Rowan tree, red thread
Am E Am
Hold the witches all in dread
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Rowan tree, red thread
Am E Am
Hold the witches all in dread
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