Witch of the Westmorland
Stan Rogers • Key:
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Witch of the Westmorland
Stan Rogers
#From: dmerrett@fox.nstn.ns.ca (Doug Merrett)
#This song was actually written by Archie Fisher, as I believe was Giant.
G
Pale was the wounded
C
knight that
G
bore the rowan s
Em7
hield
G
Loud and cruel were the
D7
raven's
Em
cries that f
C
easted on the field
D
Saying b
G
eck water cold and
C
clear will
G
never clean your w
Em7
ound
There's
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none but the witch of the
D7
Westmorl
Em
and can
C
make thee hale and
D
sound
So
G
turn, turn your stallion's
C
head til his r
G
ed mane flies in the w
Em7
ind
And the
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rider of the
D7
moon goes
Em
by and the b
C
right star falls be
D
hind
And c
G
lear was the paley
C
moon when his s
G
hadow passed him b
Em7
y
Bel
G
ow the hills were the br
D7
ightest
Em
stars when he h
C
eard the owlet c
D
ry
Saying "
G
Why do you ride this
C
way, and
G
wherefore came you her
Em7
e?"
"I s
G
eek the Witch of the
D7
Westmorla
Em
nd who
C
dwells by the winding
D
mere"
And it's
G
weary by the Ullswa
C
ter and the
G
misty brake fern w
Em7
ay
Til
G
through the cleft of the
D7
Kirkstone
Em
Pass the
C
winding water l
D
ay
He said "
G
Lie down, my brindled
C
hound, and
G
rest ye, my good grey
Em7
hawk"
And
G
thee, my steed, may g
D7
raze thy
Em
fill for I
C
must dismount and
D
walk
But
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come when you hear my
C
horn and
G
answer swift the c
Em7
all
For I
G
fear ere the sun will
D7
rise this
Em
morn ye will
C
serve me best of
D
all."
And it's
G
down to the water's
C
brim he's
G
born the rowan
Em7
shield
And the
G
goldenrod he
D7
has cast
Em
in to
C
see what the lake might
D
yield
And
G
wet rose she from the
C
lake, and
G
fast and fleet went
Em7
she
One ha
G
lf the form of a
D7
maiden
Em
fair with a j
C
et black mare's bod
D
y
And
G
loud, long and shrill he
C
blew til his
G
steed was by his
Em7
side
High
G
overhead the
D7
grey hawk
Em
flew and
C
swiftly he did
D
ride
Say
G
"Course well, my brindled
C
hound, and
G
fetch me the jet black
Em7
mare
G
Stoop and strike, my
D7
good grey
Em
hawk, and
C
bring me the maiden
D
fair."
She said "
G
Pray, sheathe thy silvery
C
sword. Lay d
G
own thy rowan shi
Em7
eld
For I
G
see by the briny
D7
blood that
Em
flows you've been
C
wounded in the
D
field"
And she
G
stood in a gown of velvet
C
blue, bound
G
round with a silver
Em7
chain
and she's
G
kissed his pale lips
D7
one and
Em
twice and
C
three times round
D
again
And she's
G
bound his wounds with the golden
C
rod, full
G
fast in her arms he
Em7
lay
and
G
he has risen
D7
hale and
Em
sound with the
C
sun high in the
D
day
She said "
G
Ride with your brindled hound at
C
heel and your
G
good grey hawk in
Em7
hand
There's
G
none can harm the
D7
knight who's
Em
lain with the
C
Witch of the Westmor
D
land"
Speed