54 lines
1.7 KiB
Plaintext
54 lines
1.7 KiB
Plaintext
|
|
Date: Mon 08 Feb 88 10:18:54
|
|
From: L.a. Hussey (on 161/93)
|
|
To: All
|
|
Subj: Green Grow the Rushes Oh!
|
|
|
|
Now that I've found the words for this, I thought I'd share it with other
|
|
people, so that they can avoid the (admittedly slight) hassle I went through
|
|
to find them. If you don't know the tune to the original "Green Grow the
|
|
Rushes", which is a biblical mnemonic (12 for the 12 apostles, 10 for the 10
|
|
commandments, etc) with one odd seemingly pagan verse: "Two, two, the lily-
|
|
white boys covered all in green-oh", I'll post it in my ASCII notation.
|
|
|
|
I'll sing you one, oh
|
|
GREEN GROW THE RUSHES OH!
|
|
AND WHAT IS YOUR ONE, OH?
|
|
One is one and all alone and ever more shall be so.
|
|
|
|
I'll sing you two, oh
|
|
GREEN GROW THE RUSHES OH!
|
|
AND WHAT IS YOUR TWO, OH?
|
|
Two, two, the two-faced God in gold and red and green-oh,
|
|
One is one and all alone, and ever more shall be so.
|
|
|
|
I'll sing you three, oh
|
|
GREEN GROW THE RUSHES OH!
|
|
AND WHAT IS YOUR THREE, OH?
|
|
Three, the Triple Goddess,
|
|
Two, two, the two-faced God in gold and red and green, oh,
|
|
One is one and all alone, and ever more shall be so.
|
|
|
|
...
|
|
|
|
I'll sing you thirteen, oh
|
|
GREEN GROW THE RUSHES OH!
|
|
AND WHAT IS YOUR THIRTEEN, OH?
|
|
Thirteen rounds of the silvery wheel,
|
|
Twelve for the heavenly augurs,
|
|
One and one for the Year-King's reign,
|
|
Ten for the Celtic Reading,
|
|
Nine for the nine-foot circle,
|
|
Eight for the eight great Sabbats,
|
|
Seven for the Gates between the Worlds,
|
|
Six for the Book of Changes
|
|
Five for the fiery points of light,
|
|
Four for the Guardian Towers.
|
|
Three, the Triple Goddess,
|
|
Two, two, the two-faced God in gold and red and green, oh,
|
|
One is one and all alone, and ever more shall be so.
|
|
|
|
---
|
|
* Origin: ThelemaNet - Hail Eris! * (415) 548-0163 (Opus 1:161/93)
|
|
|