The Handsome Family - Lizard

^GGranny Green was ^Bbstooped as a ^Cwindblown ^Gbranch She lived ^Bbhigh in the bramble ^Fforest

Once a ^Gfortnight, if the ^Bbmoon ^Cshone ^Gright she came ^Bbdown to our little ^Fvillage

She brought ^Gblackberries ^Bband ^Cwillow ^Gbark ^Bbmandrake root and ^Fmushrooms

And it ^Gwas said she ^Bbspoke the ^Ctongue of ^Gbirds And under^Bbstood the riverâ?^F?™s whispers

Now several ^Ebgirls among our ^Bbtown by a ^Fgolden lizard they were ^Cmbitten

And those ^Gsweet girls ^Bblay stiff ^Cin their ^Gbeds like ^Bbfrozen ice ^Cup on the ^Gbranches

^GGranny Green mi^Bbxed a tonic ^Cfor their ^Gills but it was ^Bbsuch a bitter ^Ftonic

All who ^Gdrank ^Bbbegan ^Cto ^Gdance and could ^Bbnot stop their ^Fdancing

But ^Cmnone would have danced one sinful ^Gmstep If that ^Bbold crone ^Chad not be^Gwitched us

^GHow we ^Bbleaped and ^Cpranced and ^Gcackled the whole ^Bbtown writhing ^Fmadmen

And so ^Cmdesperate grew some to still their ^Gmfeet they ^Bbdove ^Cinto the raging ^Gmriver

Still we ^Ebdanced on day and ^Bbnight till our ^Ffine clothes were torn and ^Cmragged

And crying ^Gout, â€?^Bb?Oh, Lor^Cd, mak^Ge us stop!” we danced ^Bbnaked ^Cround the ^Gchapel

^GHow Granny ^Bblaughed to s^Cee such ^Gsin. “Itâ?^Bb?™s just water,” sh^Fe said, “in my tonic!”

But all cried ^Gout, â€?^Bb?She lies!^C She su^Grely lies!” and chased her ^Bbdeep ^Cinto the ^Gbramble

But like the ^Ebfour winds she ^Bbdisappeared Though we ^Fsearched round and round the ^Cmbranches

Rolling in ^Gleaves and ^Bbnaked ^C‘neath^G the trees we lost the ^Bbway ^Cback to our ^Gvillage

But I ^Ebswear we were all pure of ^Bbheart till that ^Fold crone did ^Cmbewitch us

And I ^Gknow we ^Bbwill ^Call go ^Ghome when the ^Bbgood Lord ^Creturns to ^Gsave us