The Twelve Witches

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