I've thought of two songs from opposite ends of a spectrum.

The first is a hymn called 'The Ninety and Nine,' which is about Jesus' search for his hundredth lost sheep.

The other is an old ballad, 'Willie's Lady.' In it, Willy's jealous mother has cast a spell on his bride. When the spell is removed, the mother cries "Who has undone the nine witch'es knots that I tied in her hair so fine?'

Or something to that effect. Certainly there were nine knots. It's a great song for Hallowe'en.

[is that how you spell witch'es? Suddenly it doesn't look right.]