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Alison Cross lives in yon towerThe ugliest witch in the north countrieShe's trysted me ae day 'til her bowerAnd mony's the braw spreech she made tae meShe showed me a mantle o reid scarletWeel wrocht wi gowd and fringes fineSays, "Gin ye'll be my leman sae trueThis gudely gift, it shall be thine""Awa, awa ye ugly witchHaud far awa and let me beAfore I'll kiss yer ugly mouI'd raither toddle aroond the tree"She showed me a sark o the saftest silkWeel wrocht wi pearls abune the bandSays, "Gin ye'll be my leman sae trueThis gudely gift's at your command""Awa, awa ye ugly witchHaud far awa and let me beAfore I'll kiss yer ugly mouI'd raither toddle aroond the tree"She showed me a cup o the gude reid gowdLetras de cancionesWeel wrocht wi jewels sae fair and fineSays, "Gin ye'll be my leman sae trueThis gudely gift, it shall be thine""Awa, awa ye ugly witchHaud far awa and let me beAfore I'll kiss yer ugly mouI'd raither toddle aroond the tree"An' she's ta'en oot her grass-green hornShe blew it three times loud and shrillShe swore by the moon and the stars abuneShe'd gar me rue the day I ever was bornAn' she's ta'en oot her silvery wandShe straiked it three time o'er her kneeShe's muttered sic words as my senses failedI feel doon senseless tae the ground"Awa, awa ye ugly witchHaud far awa and let me beAfore I'll kiss yer ugly mouI'd raither toddle aroond the tree"It fell upon last HalloweenWhen the seely coort came riding byThe queen's lichtit doon on a gowany bankNae far frae the tree whaur I did lieAn' she's ta'en oot her silvery wandShe straiked it three times o'er her kneeShe's turned me back tae ma proper shapeNae mare tae toddle aroond the tree"Awa, awa ye ugly witchHaud far awa and let me beAfore I'll kiss yer ugly mouI'd raither toddle aroond the tree""Awa, awa ye ugly witchHaud far awa and let me beAfore I'll kiss yer ugly mouI'd raither toddle aroond the tree" From Letras Mania