Book of Song

Two Magicians, The

by trad

[G] She looked [C] out of the [G] window as [C] white as [D] any [G] milk
And [G] he looked [D] in at the [G] window as [C] black as [D] any [G] silk

( Chorus
Hel-[G] lo, hel-[Em] lo, hel-[C] lo, hel-[Am] lo
you [D] coal black [G] smith
You [Am] have done me no [D] harm
You [D] never shall have my maidenhead that
[G] I have [D] kept so [G] long
[G] I'd rather [D] die a [G] maid
Ah, but [G] then she said: "And be [C] buried all [Am] in my [D] grave
Than to [D] have such a nasty, husky, dusky, fusky, musky
[G] Coal black smith, a [C] maiden [D] I will [G] die!" )

[G] She be-[D] came a [G] duck, a [G] duck all [D] on the [G] stream
And [G] he became a [C] water-dog and [D] fetched her back a-[G] gain

Chorus

She became a star, a star all in the night
And he became a thundercloud and muffled her out of sight

Chorus

She became a rose, a rose all in the wood
And he became a bumblebee and kissed her where she stood

Chorus

She became a nun, a nun all dressed in white
And he became a chantry (canting?) priest to pray for her by night

Chorus

She became a trout, a trout all in the brook
And he became a feathered fly and catched her with his hook

Chorus

She became a corpse, a corpse all in the ground
And he became the cold clay and smothered her all around *

( Final Chorus
Hel-[G] lo, hel-[Em] lo, hel-[C] lo, hel-[Am] lo
Hel-[G] lo, hel-[Em] lo, hel-[C] lo, hel-[Am] lo
you [D] coal black [G] smith
...same as regular chorus to end )

* alternate versions of the final verse:

She became a quilt, a quilt all on her bed
And he became a coverlet, and gained her maidenhead!

She became a bottle of wine, filled with sparkling red
And he became a big thick cork and gained her maidenhead