 sj |
||
|
||
| ||||||
|
Share
TWO MAGICIANS She looked out of the window as white as any milk And 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 Ah, but then she said and be buried all in my grave Than to have such a nasty, husky, dusky, fusky, musky Coal black smith A maiden I will die Chorus She became a duck, a duck all on the stream And he became a waterdog and fetched her back again Chorus She became a star, a star all in the night And he became a thundercloud and muffled her out of sight Chorus She became a rose, a rose all in the wood And he became a bumblebee and kissed her where she stood Chorus She became a nun, a nun all dressed in white And he became a chantry (canting?) priest to pray for her by night Chorus She became a trout, a trout all in the brook And he became a feathered fly and catched her with his hook Chorus *She became a corpse, a corpse all in the ground And he became a the cold clay and smothered her all around Chorus *an alternate version of the final verse is: She became a quilt, a quilt all on her bed And he became a coverlet, and gained her maidenhead! *another alternate final verse: She became a bottle of wine, filled with sparkling red And he became a big thick cork and gained her... As recorded by Steeleye Span Child #44 see MAGICN2 and 2MAGICN @magic @animal @contest @courtship filename[ 2MAGICN2 MD JRO |
|
