How d'ya Keep Your Witches Away (Says I) Track

The Bridport Songs

How d'ya keep your witches away?
Says I, says I
How d'ya keep your witches at bay?
Says I, says I
How d'ya keep your witches away?
Says I, says I
How d'ya keep your witches at bay?
Says I, says I
Verse 1
Place a lucky horse shoe
Above your old front door
And witches they won't come around
a-knocking anymore
Plant a tree of quick beam
In your garden true
And witches they won't come a-looking
Anywhere for you
Chorus
Verse 2
A besom broom will do it
If you have stick and twigs
Or a dead pigs jaw bone
If you do keep pigs
A dessicated pussy cat
Stops evil in it's tracks
Or hide your shoes behind your bricks
And witches won't attack
Chorus
Instrumental
Chorus
But Dorset folk they know best
And this is what they say
Stick a bullocks heart with pins
And stow it right away
Pop it up the chimney
Cos witches do come in
But the bullocks heart will stop her
if it's stuck with pins
They don't like it up 'em
From their screaching you can tell
And she won't come back no more
Cos you have broke her spell
Chorus