(traditional)  Alison Gross that lives in yon tower  The ugliest witch in the North Country  Has trysted me one day up to her bower  And many a fair speech she made to me  She stroked my head and she combed my hair  She set me down softly on her knee  Saying if you will be my lover so true  So many good things I would give to you  Away, away, you ugly witch  Go far away and let me be  I never will be your lover so true  And wish I were out of your communy  Chorus:  Alison Gross she must be  The ugliest witch in the North Country  Alison Gross she must be  The ugliest witch in the North Country  She showed me a mantle of red scarlet  With golden flowers and fringes fine  Saying if you will be my lover so true  This goodly gift it shall be thine  She showed me a shirt of the softest silk  Well wrought with pearls abound the band  Saying if you will be my lover so true  This goodly gift you shall command  Chorus  She showed me a cup of the good red gold  Well set with jewels so fair to see  Saying if you will be my lover so true  This goodly gift I will give to thee  Away, away, you ugly witch  Go far away and let me be  I never would kiss your ugly mouth  For all of the gifts that you could give  Chorus  She turned her right and round about  And thrice she blew on a grass-green horn  She swore by the moon and the stars of above  That she'd make me rue the day I was born  The out she has taken a silver wand  She's turned her three times round and round  She muttered such words till my strength it did fail  And she's turned me into an ugly worm  Chorus