Far and Near
In the valley
Long before my time
There was a coach house
Years before
Where the witches lived
And they sang their songs
And the women spun
Their wool
People came
From far and near
To hear the songs
Of the old and new
And they sang
Of fear and woe
And they did not live
All that long
Spin and twist, all day long
For treasures, to earn their keep
Spin and twist, day and night
Sing the songs, oh, sweet one
Still the gallows
Stand today
And if you're lucky
You can hear them say
With old women that spin and twist
Only at night
You can hear them sing
Spin and twist, all day long
For treasures, to earn their keep
Spin and twist, day and night
Sing the song, oh, sweet one
Don't listen to them
They'll draw you near
Such a sweet song
Such a ghostly sight
They'll cast their spell
And suck you in
Then you'll sing the song, oh, sweet one
Spin and twist, all day long
For treasures, to earn their keep
Spin and twist, day and night
Sing the songs, oh, sweet one
Spin and twist, all day long
For treasures, to earn their keep
Spin and twist, day and night
Sing the songs, oh, sweet one
Long before my time
There was a coach house
Years before
Where the witches lived
And they sang their songs
And the women spun
Their wool
People came
From far and near
To hear the songs
Of the old and new
And they sang
Of fear and woe
And they did not live
All that long
Spin and twist, all day long
For treasures, to earn their keep
Spin and twist, day and night
Sing the songs, oh, sweet one
Still the gallows
Stand today
And if you're lucky
You can hear them say
With old women that spin and twist
Only at night
You can hear them sing
Spin and twist, all day long
For treasures, to earn their keep
Spin and twist, day and night
Sing the song, oh, sweet one
Don't listen to them
They'll draw you near
Such a sweet song
Such a ghostly sight
They'll cast their spell
And suck you in
Then you'll sing the song, oh, sweet one
Spin and twist, all day long
For treasures, to earn their keep
Spin and twist, day and night
Sing the songs, oh, sweet one
Spin and twist, all day long
For treasures, to earn their keep
Spin and twist, day and night
Sing the songs, oh, sweet one
Credits
Writer(s): Stephen Greenwood, Roger Alan Nowell, Ann Marie Hurst
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