Kristin Lems: Song Lyrics

I learned this song from Jeanie Mackey and Penny Rosenwasser who sang it in concert and got the whole place rocking every time -- I discovered years later that I had learned the harmony part, not the melody! Still, it "works!"

Who were the witches? Where did they come from?
Maybe your great great great grandma was one!
Witches were wise, wise women they say
And there's a little witch in every woman today.

Witches knew all about flowers and trees
How to use all the roots and the bark and the leaves
People grew weary from hard-working days
Witches made them feel better in so many ways.

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Women had babies, the witches were there
To feed them and hold them and give them some care
Witches knew stories bout how life began
Don't you wish you could be one? Well maybe you can!

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Some people thought that the witches were bad
Some people were scared of the power they had
The power to heal and to help and to care
Isn't something to fear - it's a treasure to share!