Bellawyck means "beautiful witch" and there is no doubt these three witches look and sound beautiful. Beltana, Kittin, Holle, Jennie and Franke are potent with musical magic. Hailing from Missouri, these gals sing an amazingly wide variety of music: Hindu chants, Paganized Southern Gospel, Earth drumming chants, Celtic Ballads and more. Below are the lyrics and chords to a number of the songs they sing, including Beltana's "The Secret" and Jennie's "Pagan Posse", as well as Kittin's version of "Summertime". You'll find the words (and chords) to some of the Hindu chants there as well. Further below you'll find more songs written by Beltana and by Jennie that also became staples of the group.
You can also read Cern's 2008 interview with the band!
| Bellawyck Songs with Lyrics and Chords |
| Pagan Posse |
| Summertime |
| Om Asatoma |
| Black Goddess |
| blue |
| Contradiction |
| Lightglow |
| Mulberry Melody |
| Rawk Stah |
| Sister Spell |
| The Chalice |
Bellawyck songs can be heard at their MySpace site at
http://www.myspace.com/bellawyck
To purchase Bellawyck's CDs, email Beltana at
"Didn't Leave Nobody But The Baby”
(sung by Gillian Welch, Alison Krauss and Emmylou Harris for the movie
“O Brother Where Art Thou?” which is based upon the Pagan classic "The Iliad" by Homer.)
A E A
Go to sleep little baby
A E A
Go to sleep little baby
A
Your momma's gone away and your daddy's gone to stay
E A
Didn't leave nobody but the baby
Go to sleep little baby
Go to sleep little baby
Everybody's gone in the cotton and the corn
Didn't leave nobody but the baby
You're a sweet little baby
You're a sweet little baby
Honey in the rock and the sugar don't stop
Gonna bring a bottle to the baby
Don't you weep pretty baby
Don't you weep pretty baby
She's long gone with the red shoes on
Gonna meet another lovin baby
Go to sleep little baby
Go to sleep little baby
You and me and the devil makes three
Don't need no other lovin baby
Go to sleep little baby
Go to sleep little baby
Come and lay your bones on the alabaster stones
And be my ever lovin baby
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by Jennie Starr
capo iii
Am
Rabbit is f*ckin with the fire again
G Am
And Luke is beatin that drum (kick ass)
Am
Angela’s listenin to story telling
G Am
And Kittin’s havin’ some fun (vrrrroom)
Am
Bel’s makin music for one and all
G Am
And Johnny is swingin that great fire ball
Am
Joe’s pluckin that E string sweet as wine
G Am
Doug’s hating playahs and everything’s fine (y’know what I’m sayin’?)
Am
Na na na na na Na na na na Na na
G Am
Na na na na na Na na na na.
When you think of what to do
how you gonna spend some time:
immerse yourself in music
or maybe some good cheap wine (good cheap wine)
Maybe smoochin' with your baby
or chillin' with your girls (hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo!)
Hanging with your Pagan Posse
It's the best thing in the world. Yeah!
Rabbit is f*ckin with the fire again (have you been drinking?)
And Luke is beatin that drum
Angela’s listenin to story telling
And Kittin’s havin’ some fun (purrrrr)
Bel’s makin music for one and all
And Johnny is swingin that great fire ball
Joe’s pluckin that E string sweet as wine
Doug’s hatin' playahs and everything’s fine (y’know what I’m sayin’?)
Na na na na na Na na na na Na na
Na na na na na Na na na na.
“All right, you're going the right way for a smack bottom!”
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(music by George Gershwin; lyrics by Dorothy Heyward and Ira Gershwin;
libretto by DuBose Heyward. Written for the musical “Porgy and Bess” in 1935.)
Am7 Bm7 Cma7/6
1.Summertime,
Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Cma7/6
and the livin' is easy,
Dm7 Dm6 Dm7
Catfish are jumpin',
Ebdim E7 E+ E7
and cotton is high;
Am7 Bm7 Cma7/6
Your daddy's rich,
Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Cma7/6 Bm7
and your mama’s good-lookin',
Cma7 Bbm7-5 Bb7/9 Am7 Bm7 Cma7/6
Hush, little darling’, don't you cry.
2. One of these mornings, you're going to rise up singing,
Spread your wings and take to the sky,
But till that morning, there a-nothin' can harm you,
With mommy and daddy standin' by.
(instrumental verse)
3. Summertime, and the livin' is easy,
Catfish are jumpin', and cotton is high;
Your daddy's rich, and your mama’s good-lookin',
Hush, little baby, don't you cry.
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“Amazing Grace” (of the Goddess)
The tune was written by Alfred E. Brumley in 1929, and
featured in the movie "O Brother Where Art Thou".
The original words by John Newton, 1772, have been altered
C C7 F
1. Amazing grace how sweet the sound,
C
…it is,
I once was lost but now I am found,
C G C
….now I see
C C7
2.‘Twas grace that first taught my heart to love
F C
and grace my fears relieved
C
How precious did that grace appear
C G C
The hour I first believed
3. Through many dangers, toils and snares
I have already come
Twas grace that led me safe thus far
and grace will lead me home
4. Amazing Grace how sweet the sound,
…it is.
I once was lost but now I am found,
…now I’m free
5. And when we’ve been there ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun (shining as the sun)
We’ve no less days to sing the Goddess’ praise
Than when we first begun
6. Amazing Grace how sweet the sound,
…it is.
I once was lost but now I am found,
…now I see.
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by Beltana Spellsinger
capo vii
E A Am E
1. A new dawn is coming, a new light has come
E A Am E
To shine down upon us, a gift from the Sun
E E7 A Am E
The Mother is waiting, Her arms reach the sky
E A Am E
Its time to embrace them, its time that we fly
D E D E D F D E
CH: A-um, a-um, a-um, a-um. (repeat)
2. The chalice stands ready, a cup to be filled
The secret shall fill you, it shall be revealed
the Gospels of Mary were buried so long
A gift to the women I give you in song
E Am E
3. For where the Mind is, there is the Treasure
E Am E
For where the Mind is, there is the Treasure
CH: A-um, a-um, a-um, a-um. (repeat)
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from the Hindu Scriptures, The Brhadâranyaka Upanishad
as sung by Deva Premal
capo i
C F C
Om asatomo satgamaya
F C G
Tamasoma jyotir gamaya
F C
Mrityorma amritamgamaya
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English translation:
“Take us from the false to the truth
From darkness to light
From death to immortality”
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"Tumare Darshan"
G
Tumare darshan ki bela,
Cm G
ye mausam raas rachane ka
G
Liye ullas ki sanse,
Cm G
samay masti me jine ka
----
English:
“The season has arrived where
I will finally see you
and dance with you.
With the breathing in of joy
it is time to live in bliss.”
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capo 5th fret
Am E7
Hari om namo narayana
E7
om namo narayana
Dm Am
Hari om namo narayana
Dm Am
Hari om namo narayana
Am E7
Hari om namo narayana
Am E7
Hari om namo narayana
E7
Om namo narayana
Dm Am
Hari om namo narayana
Dm Am
Hari om namo narayana
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English:
“I bow down to the Divine”
(namo=salutation; Hari, Om, Narayana=names of the Divine)
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By Eric Clapton
A7= 577685 E7/9+= 076780 D7/9+= X5456X D9= X54550
Intro: A7 A7 A7 D9 D9 A7 A7
E7/9+ D7/9+ A7
Strange brew killing what's inside of you
A7 D9
She's a witch of trouble in electric blue
A7 D9
In her own mad mind she's in love with you, with you
A7
Now whatcha gonna do?
E7/9+ D7/9+ A7
Strange brew killing what's inside of you
A7 D9
She's some kind of demon dusting in the flue
A7 D9
If you don't watch out it'll stick to you, to you
A7
What kind of fool are you
E7/9+ D7/9+ A7
Strange brew killing what's inside of you
A7 D9
On a boat in the middle of a raging sea
A7 D9
She would make a scene for it all to be ignored
A7
And wouldn't you be bored
E7/9+ D7/9+ A7
Strange brew killing what's inside of you
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by Jennie Starr
in Am
1. I want in, oh, no I don’t
I might stay, oh, no I won’t
I’m feelin’ sexy but now I’m not
A contradiction is what you’ve got
Ch1: I like you, you’re just OK
What does it matter anyway?
You talk me up and now I bend down
Just see me later, and we’ll fool around
2. I got this problem that can’t be solved
For anybody who is involved
Goddess help me, oh, please really try
My head and my heart don’t see eye to eye
Ch2: Oh, yes, baby, no, baby
Let me go, baby
I want you so bad but
Just take it slow, baby
Yes, baby, no, baby,
let me go, baby
I want you so bad, baby
But just take it slow
3. There comes a time in all our lives
We find ourselves unsatisfied
The question is: what do we do?
Take care of me or take care of you? (Ch2, Ch1)
Tag: You talk me up and now I bend down
Just see me later, and we’ll fool around
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by Jennie Starr
(G)Sweet red juice (C)drippin’ down the chin
(G)Quick make another, a (C)mulberry grin
(G)Potato sacks swing (C)high and about
(G)Push me again, spin me (C)round and round
Ch: (G)Oh, mulberry tree, fruity (D)Mama so wise
(G)Eighty years young stretch (C)your arms to the skies
Black (G)berries, purple feet, (D)juicy lovin’ June
We (G)dance in your glory by the (C)light of the moon
Sweet (G)berries rain down the (C)very next day
(G)Catch them if you can and she’ll (C)carry them away
(G)Pick another handful, (C)pile it high
(G)Sweet wine we’ll make, bring a (C)tear in your eye (Ch)
Droppin’ (G)mulberry babies in the garden underneath
(C)Sowing your seeds of the berries so sweet
Droppin’ (G)mulberry babies in the garden underneath
(C)Sowing your seeds of the berries so sweet (Ch)
(Tag:) We (G)dance in your glory by the (C)light of the moon
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by Jennie Starr
(Em)
1. You can call me a hippy
‘cause there’s probably a sign
sayin: I’m a “tree-hugger”,
yeah, and that’s just fine
But don’t misunderstand me, no,
No, don’t throw your judgment that far
Just because I’m a Pagan, yeah,
Doesn’t mean I’m not a Rawk Stah
Ch: Yeah, we trash our tent,
Throw our folding chair
Sprinkle fairy dust in your underwear
That’s how we party
Oh, oh, oh, that’s how we party
Oh, that’s how we party
2. Be hard pressed to find the two of us
The fall-out rusty van, yeah, that’s probably us
Bright lights, big stage, they do kick ass
But we don’t really need ‘em
‘Cause we do it in the grass! (Ch)
[Drums/cymbals instrumental]
3. We drink that old time stuff
You know that home made mead
Get you F’ed up, if you are in the need
That’s how we party
Oh, oh, oh, that’s how we party
Oh, that’s how we party (Ch)
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by Jennie Starr
Dm
Ch: By the powers of three times three,
C Dm
Sisters we will always be
Dm
Beautiful, angry, strong and smart
C C Dm
Sisters of the soul and heart
1. Terrible, sexy skin, hand and hair
Neat and brilliant, lover beware
Blue and hazel, green eyes and brown
Sing you a spell, lover, lay down (Ch)
2. Loving smile, bowl in your way
Shining down, stem you today,
take you without the power to bind
the most powerful love in a sister you’ll find (Ch)
3. There is a dance we know from
the first breathe of time
Its stronger each moment
by faith and by rhyme
Arms raised through bodies
magical night or still
As you harm none
do as you will (Ch 4x)
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--This page first posted on May full moon, 2008 ce--
Updated on Mabon 2009 ce.
by Cernowain Greenman