Tha Rape Of Maude Bowen Lyrics - Inkubus Sukkubus

The Rape Of Maude Bowen 

Lying in the brook she's naked 

Cold and dead, raped and broken 

Sweet Maude Bowen victim of a man 

Now at her side does lie her rapist 

Her mother's brother, cold as she is 

An avenging angel's arrow in his heart 

And the squire he does blame her 

With his lies he does shame her 

Sweet Maude Bowen shamed a suicide 

Now here is a tale, a story to be told 

Of a young girl, but fifteen years old 

Impaled as a vampire, her mother burned as a witch 

Now these were the crimes, the crimes of the rich 

At the cross-roads they impale her 

With the elm they claim to save her 

Save her soul from Satan's evil lair 

Now her mother weeps in madness 

At the tree, at the crossroads 

The tree that grows from sweet Maude Bowen's heart 

The squire's men do taunt and tease her 

Drag her off the grave and jeer her 

Then one more dies with an arrow in his heart 

Now here is a tale, a story to be told 

Of a young girl, but fifteen years old 

Impaled as a vampire, her mother burned as a witch 

Now these were the crimes, the crimes of the rich 

Up before the judge at Gloucester 

Accused a witch now they will burn her 

At the tree at the cross-roads will she die 

Tied to the elm the faggots smoking 

Maude's sweet mother crying, choking 

Mother, daughter, victims of a man 

And the squire stands there laughing 

With his men they're laughing, joking 

Then he is dead with an arrow in his heart 

Now here is a tale, a story to be told 

Of a young girl, but fifteen years old 

Impaled as a vampire, her mother burned as a witch 

Now these were the crimes, these were the crimes of the rich