These are the lyrics the Spinners sing:
OLD PENDLE
(Brian Osborne / Milton Allan)
Chorus:
Old Pendle, Old Pendle, thou standest alone
'Twixt Burnley and Clitheroe, Whalley, and Colne
Where Hodder and Ribble's fair waters do meet
With Barley and Downham content at their feet
Where witches do fly on a cold winter's night
We won't tell a soul, we'll bar the door tight
We'll sit by the fire to keep ourselves warm
Until once again we can walk in your arms
Old Pendle, Old Pendle, by moorland and fell
In glory and loveliness ever to dwell
Through life's weary journey where'er we may be
We'll pause in our labours and oft think of thee
A verse they don't use; can't remember where I found it:
Old Pendle, Old Pendle, majestic, sublime
Thy praises shall ring to the end of all time
In beauty eternal thy banner unfurled
Thou art the dearest and greatest old hill in the world
The tune is the same one Colin Wilkie uses for his song 'Down In Your Mines', though Colin says he has never heard of 'Old Pendle'. I suppose it must be an older tune both drew on, but written neither by Colin Wilkie nor Brian Osborne.
Some info pinched from the Usenet:
[1999:] "Pendle, old Pendle" appeared in a poetry collection about 60 (?) years ago and was written by two brothers Milton and Alan Lambert, who later wrote jointly as Milton Alan / Allen (?). Brian Osborne (of the Taverners) found the words, wrote the tune and added a verse and this is probably the version you and I know. There was apparently a misunderstanding about copyright which was later amicably resolved. I don't claim any credit for this information - it was given to me by an old friend and a fine singer, Jean Ellison. (Bob Plews, uk.music.folk, 24 Oct)
And another link:
About Pendle (the region)
(It mentions Mr. Fox - George Fox, that is.)