Name: The Foolish Daughters
Duration: P00H07M16S
Description: 2004

The Foolish Daughters

from Indiscretions by Lance Le Grys

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2004

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witch lady witch lady
our daddy’s grown old
we fear when he’s gon the farm will be sold

my girls oh my girls
you want him to live
just watch what I do take the advice that I give

witch lady witch lady
what you doing with that old ram
if you want supper we’ll get a tender young lamb

just watch me just watch me
you’ll see what I do
the you’ll decide for yourselves what to do

witch lady witch lady
you cut up that old ram
into so many pieces it looks like raspberry jam

feed the fire feed the fire
make the coals red and hot
wait till you see what I’m cooking come out of the pot

witch lady witch lady
you put in an old ram
but it came out of the pot a white fleecy young lamb

oh daddy oh daddy
come rest your old bones
come close to the fire and lay them down on this stone

oh sisters oh sisters
quick sharpen the knife
feed the fire feed the fire of our daddy’s life

cut the pieces cut the pieces
cut the pieces so fine
the water is boiling and our faces do shine

stir the broth stir the broth
wit the long wooden spoon
wait till daddy leaps out like a lamb born in June

witch lady witch lady
we’ve been stirring so long
our arms are so tired have we done something wrong

oh girls oh my girls
you can stir till you’re old
no matter how hot that fire your daddy’s stone cold

your daddy sweet daddy
he once done me wrong
I tell you vengeance is sweet when it’s been cookin’ so long

oh daddy oh daddy
what have we done
can we ever show our faces beneath the light of the sun

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from Indiscretions, released December 31, 2019

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