Song, Chant, Poetry, Stories and Satire for the Pagan Community

This entry made: 10/26/1997

Title: Two Magicians
Lyrics by: Traditional
Tune:
Date:
Source: http://www.witchhaven.com/atho/files/filk/CRAFTSNG.ZIP
Recorded on: "Below the Salt" (Steeleye Span)
Subject: Magic

        She looked out of the window, as white as any milk
        He looked in at the window, as black as any silk

        (Chorus): Hello, hello, hello, hello you coal black smith
                  You have done me no harm!
                  You never shall have my maidenhead
                  That I have kept so long!
                  I'd rather die a maid, aye, and then she said,
                  And be buried all in my grave,
                  Than to have such a nasty,
                  husky, dusky, fusty, musty coal black smith!
                  A maiden I will die!

        She became a duck, a duck all in the stream
        And he became a waterdog, and fetched her back again

        She became a star, a star all in the night
        And he became a thundercloud and muffled her out of sight

        She became a rose, a rose all in the wood
        And he became a bumblebee and kissed her where she stood

        She became a nun, a nun all dressed in white
        And he became a chantry priest to pray for her by night

        She became a trout, a trout all in the brook
        And he became a feathered fly, and catched her with his hook

        She became a quilt, a quilt all on her bed
        And he became a coverlet, and gained her maidenhead!

note: This has MANY variants. See Robert Graves' "The White Goddess" pg. 401!