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Call Me The Witch Lyrics by Cotton Mather

Cotton Mather With Nicole Atkins

2016

[Verse 1]
It was not his idea
To leave the city after Korea
For a Chinese wedding by a circus tent
All the time at the foundry
Dying in between the boundaries
So he left his baby there to pay the rent
[Pre-Chorus]
I see him down by the crumbling seawalls
Am I the only one who hears him when he calls?
[Chorus]
Call me the witch
Here to paint the town that time forgot
Throwin' the switch
To illuminate the isle of forget-me-nots
[Verse 2]
She was married to a merchant marine
Who her father thought a philistine
Peddling kerosene in a surplus store
On a night so clear
Seeing that his vessel was near
She walked off the end of the pier, lo and behold
[Pre-Chorus]
She says "Sister, can you tell my story?
I'm still waiting for some final glory"
[Chorus]
Call me the witch
Here to paint the town that time forgot
Throwin' the switch
To illuminate the isle of forget-me-nots
[Bridge]
And out in the rain, I saw the face of Stephen Crane
And he says to me, "Thanks for the memories"
[Verse 3]
Made a vow I can never repeat
To know the shadows on Madison Street
They all know my name and tell me hello
Never said I was their boss
I'm just livin' in the land of the lost
Where the last battalion tossed the coins in the row
[Pre-Chorus]
You can hide in your candy museum
With the mail-order bride, but the fog is comin' in
[Outro]
Call me the witch
Here to paint the town that time forgot
Throwin' the switch
Here to illuminate the isle of forget-me-nots
Call me the witch
Oh, call me the witch
Ah, call me the witch
Credits
Cotton Mather

Cotton Mather

About “Call Me The Witch” by Cotton Mather

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"Call Me The Witch" is credited to Cotton Mather. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Call Me The Witch" appears on "Cotton Mather With Nicole Atkins" in 2016.

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