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[Verse]
CShe looked out of the window as Gwhite as any Cmilk
CAnd he looked in at the window as Gblack as any Csilk
[Chorus]
CHello, hello, hello, hello you Gcoal black Csmith
You Fhave done me no Gharm
GYou never shall have my maidenhead
That CI have Gkept so Clong
I'd Crather Gdie a Cmaid
Ah, but Cthen she said and be Fburied all in my Ggrave
Than to Ghave such a nasty, husky, dusky, fusky, musky
CCoal Gblack Csmith
FA maiden GI will Cdie
CShe became a duck, a Gduck all on the Cstream
CAnd he became a Fwater dog and Gfetched her back Cagain
[Chorus]
CHello, hello, hello, hello you Gcoal black Csmith
You Fhave done me no Gharm
GYou never shall have my maidenhead
That CI have Gkept so Clong
I'd Crather Gdie a Cmaid
Ah, but Cthen she said and be Fburied all in my Ggrave
Than to Ghave such a nasty, husky, dusky, fusky, musky
CCoal Gblack Csmith
FA maiden GI will Cdie
CShe became a star, a Gstar all in the Cnight
CAnd he became a Fthundercloud and Gmuffled her out of Csight
[Chorus]
CHello, hello, hello, hello you Gcoal black Csmith
You Fhave done me no Gharm
GYou never shall have my maidenhead
That CI have Gkept so Clong
I'd Crather Gdie a Cmaid
Ah, but Cthen she said and be Fburied all in my Ggrave
Than to Ghave such a nasty, husky, dusky, fusky, musky
CCoal Gblack Csmith
FA maiden GI will Cdie
CShe became a rose, a Grose all in the Cwood
CAnd he became a Fbumble bee and Gkissed her where she Cstood
[Chorus]
CHello, hello, hello, hello you Gcoal black Csmith
You Fhave done me no Gharm
GYou never shall have my maidenhead
That CI have Gkept so Clong
I'd Crather Gdie a Cmaid
Ah, but Cthen she said and be Fburied all in my Ggrave
Than to Ghave such a nasty, husky, dusky, fusky, musky
CCoal Gblack Csmith
FA maiden GI will Cdie
CShe became a nun, a Gnun all dressed in Cwhite
CAnd he became a Fcanting priest and Gprayed for her by Cnight
[Chorus]
CHello, hello, hello, hello you Gcoal black Csmith
You Fhave done me no Gharm
GYou never shall have my maidenhead
That CI have Gkept so Clong
I'd Crather Gdie a Cmaid
Ah, but Cthen she said and be Fburied all in my Ggrave
Than to Ghave such a nasty, husky, dusky, fusky, musky
CCoal Gblack Csmith
FA maiden GI will Cdie
CShe became a trout, a Gtrout all in the Cbrook
CAnd he became a Ffeathered fly and Gcatched her with his Chook
[Chorus]
CHello, hello, hello, hello you Gcoal black Csmith
You Fhave done me no Gharm
GYou never shall have my maidenhead
That CI have Gkept so Clong
I'd Crather Gdie a Cmaid
Ah, but Cthen she said and be Fburied all in my Ggrave
Than to Ghave such a nasty, husky, dusky, fusky, musky
CCoal Gblack Csmith
FA maiden GI will Cdie
CShe became a corpse, a Gcorpse all in the Cground
CAnd he became a the Fcold dark clay and Gsmothered her all Caround
[Chorus]
CHello, hello, hello, hello you Gcoal black Csmith
You Fhave done me no Gharm
GYou never shall have my maidenhead
That CI have Gkept so Clong
I'd Crather Gdie a Cmaid
Ah, but Cthen she said and be Fburied all in my Ggrave
Than to Ghave such a nasty, husky, dusky, fusky, musky
CCoal Gblack Csmith
FA maiden GI will Cdie

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Two Magicians

by Steeleye Span

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Verse]

C G C

She looked out of the window as white as any milk

C G C

And he looked in at the window as black as any silk

[Chorus]

C G C

Hello, hello, hello, hello you coal black smith

F G

You have done me no harm

You never shall have my maidenhead

C G C

That I have kept so long

C G C

I'd rather die a maid

C F G

Ah, but then she said and be buried all in my grave

Than to have such a nasty, husky, dusky, fusky, musky

C G C

Coal black smith

F G C

A maiden I will die

C G C

She became a duck, a duck all on the stream

C F G C

And he became a water dog and fetched her back again

[Chorus]

C G C

Hello, hello, hello, hello you coal black smith

F G

You have done me no harm

You never shall have my maidenhead

C G C

That I have kept so long

C G C

I'd rather die a maid

C F G

Ah, but then she said and be buried all in my grave

Than to have such a nasty, husky, dusky, fusky, musky

C G C

Coal black smith

F G C

A maiden I will die

C G C

She became a star, a star all in the night

C F G C

And he became a thundercloud and muffled her out of sight

[Chorus]

C G C

Hello, hello, hello, hello you coal black smith

F G

You have done me no harm

You never shall have my maidenhead

C G C

That I have kept so long

C G C

I'd rather die a maid

C F G

Ah, but then she said and be buried all in my grave

Than to have such a nasty, husky, dusky, fusky, musky

C G C

Coal black smith

F G C

A maiden I will die

C G C

She became a rose, a rose all in the wood

C F G C

And he became a bumble bee and kissed her where she stood

[Chorus]

C G C

Hello, hello, hello, hello you coal black smith

F G

You have done me no harm

You never shall have my maidenhead

C G C

That I have kept so long

C G C

I'd rather die a maid

C F G

Ah, but then she said and be buried all in my grave

Than to have such a nasty, husky, dusky, fusky, musky

C G C

Coal black smith

F G C

A maiden I will die

C G C

She became a nun, a nun all dressed in white

C F G C

And he became a canting priest and prayed for her by night

[Chorus]

C G C

Hello, hello, hello, hello you coal black smith

F G

You have done me no harm

You never shall have my maidenhead

C G C

That I have kept so long

C G C

I'd rather die a maid

C F G

Ah, but then she said and be buried all in my grave

Than to have such a nasty, husky, dusky, fusky, musky

C G C

Coal black smith

F G C

A maiden I will die

C G C

She became a trout, a trout all in the brook

C F G C

And he became a feathered fly and catched her with his hook

[Chorus]

C G C

Hello, hello, hello, hello you coal black smith

F G

You have done me no harm

You never shall have my maidenhead

C G C

That I have kept so long

C G C

I'd rather die a maid

C F G

Ah, but then she said and be buried all in my grave

Than to have such a nasty, husky, dusky, fusky, musky

C G C

Coal black smith

F G C

A maiden I will die

C G C

She became a corpse, a corpse all in the ground

C F G C

And he became a the cold dark clay and smothered her all around

[Chorus]

C G C

Hello, hello, hello, hello you coal black smith

F G

You have done me no harm

You never shall have my maidenhead

C G C

That I have kept so long

C G C

I'd rather die a maid

C F G

Ah, but then she said and be buried all in my grave

Than to have such a nasty, husky, dusky, fusky, musky

C G C

Coal black smith

F G C

A maiden I will die

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