I've tried to transcribe this; corrections are welcome. Long Meg and Her Daughters (Stuart Lawrence) As sung by Linda Adams on "Among the Old Familiar Mountains" The helm winds are blowing, there's ill to be done Follow the fiend far over the fell And the witches are met by the set of the sun Come drive him below to the sound of the bell Long Meg gave the summons and so they gained forth Follow the fiend far over the fell From the east, the west, the south, and the north Come drive him below to the sound of the bell They raised such a storm that you never did hear Follow the fiend far over the fell In the bay of Eden for many a year Come drive him below to the sound of the bell Now there came an old hermit who strode through the night Follow the fiend far over the fell With an old tattered cloak and a beard long and white Come drive him below to the sound of the bell He stepped into their midst with his cross in his hand Follow the fiend far over the fell And fearlessly bade them in silence to stand Come drive him below to the sound of the bell Long Meg gave a laugh - Do you dare interfere? Follow the fiend far over the fell All through we will tell you to be such(?) light here Come drive him below to the sound of the bell But he lifted his hands and he uttered a prayer Follow the fiend far over the fell While Long Meg gave a terrible cry of despair Come drive him below to the sound of the bell She was turned into stone on the spot where she stood Follow the fiend far over the fell But the others about her a terrible brood Come drive him below to the sound of the bell So the tempest abaded he went on his way Follow the fiend far over the fell And let them to stand where you see them today Come drive him below to the sound of the bell
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