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YOU SPOTTED SNAKES

(sung by the composer)

(lyrics adapted from the original text for the purposes of the song)

First Fairy

You spotted snakes with double tongue,
Thorny hedgehogs be not seen;
Newts and blindworms, do no wrong
Come not near our Fairy Queen.

Chorus

Philomel with melody
Sing in our sweet lullaby;
Lulla, lulla, lullaby
Lulla, lulla, lullaby
Never harm
Nor spell, nor charm
Lulla, lulla, lulla, lullaby
Lulla, lulla, lulla, lullaby
Come our lovely lady nigh
So good night with lullaby

Second Fairy

Weaving spiders, come not here;
Hence, you long-legged spinners, hence!
Beetles black, approach not near;
Worm nor snail do no offence.

Chorus

Lulla, lulla, lullaby
Lulla, lulla, lullaby
Lulla, lulla, lulla, lul-la-by

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