True ''witch' story from Great Leighs, Essex, England...
time
witch
essex
st annes castle
great leighs
scrapfaggot green
Story behind the song
The last 'witch' to be burned alive at the stake and buried beneath a large stone at Scrapfag-got Green until an American GI moved the stone in WWII...
Lyrics
Scrapfag-got Green
©2011 Andrew LeFevre
Verse 1
Scrapfag-got green she was only eighteen
when they burned her at the stake saying all her plea’s were fake
Then at dawn’s first gleam, her ashes could be seen at
Scrapfag-got green
Verse 2
Making doubly sure that they’d hear no more
They put her deep in the ground ‘neath the largest stone found
And there she slept and some say she wept at
Scrapfag-got green
Chorus 1
She’ll never hurt any body, she never hurt a soul
She’ll never hurt any body, despite the life they stole
Verse 3
T’was the year of our lord, forty four they record
When her stone on the green got moved by marines
Then her spirit woke and finally she spoke at
Scrapfag-got green
Verse 4
She said despite what they’ve done I’m gonna have some fun
Gonna move things all around so nothing can be found
Then they’ll remember me in the tales of Great Leigh’s at
Scrapfag-got green
Chorus 1
She’ll never hurt any body, she never hurt a soul
She’ll never hurt any body, despite the life they stole
Break
Well there’s still a trace of her here
winding clocks back to yesteryear
When she gathered eggs and corn for pennies
and folk would hear her singing
Chorus 2
I’ll never hurt any body, I never hurt a soul
I’ll never hurt any body, despite my life they stole
No I’ll never hurt any body, I never hurt a soul
I’ll never hurt any body, despite my life they stole