Burn Witch Burn Pete Flude 2014
*There’s a witch! A witch! among us they say
Rumours in the church as I knelt down to pray
Where is our god as the sun fades away?
The devils are laughing & having their way
‘My family is dying of the terrible plague!’
‘My crops are all failing & fading away!’
‘The king craves my earnings more every day!’
‘The cows won’t milk & the fowl won’t lay’
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There’s a witch! A witch! in the thick of the wood
Have us four, drawn and quartered & tortured she would
Kidnap our babies from the warmth of whom
Let’s march there with torches & break up her broom
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Now a test! A test! is what we require
Lets put her in stocks & watch her expire!
No! Throw her in the river & watch her torment
If she floats let us stone her, in hell she’ll frequent
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A stake! A stake! is what we shall need
Lets lay out the kindling as we swill down our mead
Tie her to the stake, ignite all the logs
‘Have you any last words?’
‘You’ll all turn to frogs!’
‘Eye of newt & spider leg broth’
‘You foolish mortals have already lost!’
‘Dog feet & curses, cascade the fire’
‘Now all of your souls will sink in the mire!’
‘Burn, burn, burn witch, burn!’…..