Granny Green was stooped as a windblown branch
She lived high in the Bramble forest
Once a fork night if the moon shown right
She came down to her little village
She brought blackberries and willow bark
Mandrake root and mushrooms
And it was said she spoke the tongue of birds
And understood the river's whispers
Now several girls among our town
By a golden lizard they were bitten
And those sweet girls lay stiff in their beads
Like frozen ice upon the branches
Granny Green mixed a tonic for their ills
But it was such a bitter tonic
That all who drink began to dance
And could not stop their dancing
But none would danced one sinful step
If that old crone had not bewitched us
How we leaped in Princeton cackle
The whole town of driving mad men
And so desperate grew some to still their feet
They dove into the raging river
Still we danced all day and night
'Til our fine clothes were torn and ragged
I'm crying out Oh Lord make us stop
We danced naked around the chapel
How granny laughed to see such sin
There's just water she said in my tonic
But all cried out she lies she surely lies
And we chased her deep into the Bramble
But like before wind she disappeared
Though we searched round and round the branches
Rolling in leafs and naked 'neath the trees
We lost the way back to our village
But I swear we were all pure of heart
'Til that old crone did bewitch us
And I know we will all go home
When the good Lord returns to save us
[00:06.80]Granny Green was stooped as a windblown branch
[00:12.62]She lived high in the Bramble forest
[00:19.42]Once a fork night if the moon shown right
[00:25.92]She came down to her little village
[00:32.60]She brought blackberries and willow bark
[00:40.20]Mandrake root and mushrooms
[00:45.59]And it was said she spoke the tongue of birds
[00:52.55]And understood the river's whispers
[00:58.93]Now several girls among our town
[01:06.02]By a golden lizard they were bitten
[01:12.26]And those sweet girls lay stiff in their beads
[01:18.94]Like frozen ice upon the branches
[01:26.85]Granny Green mixed a tonic for their ills
[01:32.51]But it was such a bitter tonic
[01:38.93]That all who drink began to dance
[01:45.97]And could not stop their dancing
[01:52.98]But none would danced one sinful step
[01:59.35]If that old crone had not bewitched us
[02:33.50]How we leaped in Princeton cackle
[02:39.35]The whole town of driving mad men
[02:46.00]And so desperate grew some to still their feet
[02:53.08]They dove into the raging river
[02:59.23]Still we danced all day and night
[03:05.57]'Til our fine clothes were torn and ragged
[03:12.19]I'm crying out Oh Lord make us stop
[03:19.32]We danced naked around the chapel
[03:27.45]How granny laughed to see such sin
[03:32.65]There's just water she said in my tonic
[03:38.89]But all cried out she lies she surely lies
[03:45.46]And we chased her deep into the Bramble
[03:52.25]But like before wind she disappeared
[03:59.35]Though we searched round and round the branches
[04:05.55]Rolling in leafs and naked 'neath the trees
[04:12.06]We lost the way back to our village
[04:26.00]But I swear we were all pure of heart
[04:32.19]'Til that old crone did bewitch us
[04:39.32]And I know we will all go home
[04:46.36]When the good Lord returns to save us