THE TWO MAGICIANS

O She looked out of the window,
As white as any milk;
But He looked into the window,
As black as any silk.

Hulloa, hulloa, hulloa, hulloa, you coal black smith!
O what is your silly song?
You never shall change my maiden name
That I have kept so long;
I'd rather die a maid, yes, but then she said,
And be buried all in my grave,
Than I'd have such a nasty, husky, dusky, musty, fusky, coal black smith
A maiden I will die.

Then She became a duck,
A duck all on the stream;
And He became a water dog,
And fetched her back again.
Hulloa, &c.

Then She became a hare,
A hare all on the plain;
And He became a greyhound dog,
And fetched her back again.
Hulloa, &c.

Then She became a fly,
A fly all in the air;
And He became a spider,
And fetched her to his lair.
Hulloa, &c.


NP

This does seem a bowdlerised version of The Two Magicians
Having searched for this by both title, and distinctive line. This version appears not to be in the DT
This version is from:
"English Folk-Songs for Schools" (Curwen Edition 6051)
collected and arranged by S Baring Gould, M.A. and Cecil J. Sharp, B.A.