Witches
(source: "Rise Up Singing", Peter Blood and Annie Patterson, 1992.)

Chorus:

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 their roots and their leaves and their seeds

When women had babies, the witches were there

To help them and hold them and give them sweet care

Some people thought that the witches were bad

Some people were scared of the power they had

But power to help and to heal and to care

Isn't something to fear, it's a treasure to share