Sing Winchester

1. She looked out of the window
    As white as any milk
    He looked in at the window
    As black as any silk

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Hello, hello, hello, hello
You coal black smith
You shall do me no harm
You never shall have me maiden head
That I have kept so long
I’d rather die a maid
And be buried all in me grave
Than to have such a lusty, husky, dusty
Fusty, musty coal black smith
A maiden I will die!

2. She became a flower,
    A flower all in the wood
    He became a bumble-bee
    And kissed her where she stood.

3. She became a star
    A star all in the night
    He became a thunder-cloud
    And muffled her out of sight.
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4. She became a fish
    A fish all in the brook
    He became a fisherman
    And catched her with his hook

5. She became a duck
    A duck all in the stream
    He became a water dog
    And fetched her back again

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6. She became a nun
    A nun all dressed in white
    He became a canting priest
    And prayed for her by night

7. So she became a corpse
    A corpse all in the ground
    But he became the cold, cold clay
    And smothered her all around

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