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^AmOh, there were twelve witches bold And they ^Clived ^Gin the ^AmNorth ^Em And their ^Amequals were not seen On the ^Cface ^Gof the ^CEar^Eth

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The ^Amfirst witch, with her hand The ^Csto^Grm could ^Amhush ^Em And the ^Amsecond witch could stop All the ^Ctor^Grents ^Crush

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And the ^Amthird witch, ^Fshe could ^Amstrike U^Fpon the ^Amgol^Fden ^Elyre And she ^Amcharmed both young and old Into the ^Cdanc^Ging ^Cfi^Ere

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^AmRowan ^Ctree, red ^Gthread^C ^G ^AmHold the witches ^Eall in ^Amdread ^AmRowan ^Ctree, red ^Gthread^C ^G ^AmHold the witches ^Eall in ^Amdread

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The ^Amfourth witch, she could dive In the ^Csea ^Gas a ^Amfish ^Em And the ^Amfifth witch, she never wanted Any ^Cmeat ^Gon a ^Cdish ^E

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And ^Amnow the next witch go Under the ^Cearth ^Gcould ^Amshe ^Em And the ^Amseventh witch could dance Upon the ^Croll^Ging ^Csea

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And the ^Ameighth witch ^Fon her ^Amhorn ^FShe would ^Amblow ^Fa ^Eblast And ^Ameveryone who heard Would ^Cshudder and ^Gstand a^Cgha^Est

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^AmRowan ^Ctree, red ^Gthread^C ^G ^AmHold the witches ^Eall in ^Amdread ^AmRowan ^Ctree, red ^Gthread^C ^G ^AmHold the witches ^Eall in ^Amdread

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Oh, the ^Amninth witch, she tamed all That in the ^Cgreen^Gwood ^Amcrept ^Em And the ^Amtenth witch, not a nap She had ^Cev^Ger ^Csle^Ept

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The ^Ameleventh witch, the grisly ^CLind^Gworm ^Ambound ^Em And the ^Amtwelfth witch, she could all Things ^Cun^Gder^Cstand

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And ^Amthese twelve ^Fwitches ^Ambold ^FThey all ^Amlived ^Fin the ^ENorth And their ^Amequals were not seen On the ^Cface ^Gof the ^CEar^Eth

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^AmRowan ^Ctree, red ^Gthread^C ^G ^AmHold the witches ^Eall in ^Amdread ^AmRowan ^Ctree, red ^Gthread^C ^G ^AmHold the witches ^Eall in ^Amdread

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^AmRowan ^Ctree, red ^Gthread^C ^G ^AmHold the witches ^Eall in ^Amdread ^AmRowan ^Ctree, red ^Gthread^C ^G ^AmHold the witches ^Eall in ^Amdread

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^AmRowan ^Ctree, red ^Gthread^C ^G ^AmHold the witches ^Eall in ^Amdread ^AmRowan ^Ctree, red ^Gthread^C ^G ^AmHold the witches ^Eall in ^Amdread

Steeleye Span - The twelve witches