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She lives where the holler breaks and the sycamore bends low
Got a knot in her shawl, got a fire in her eye, got a place where the wild things go
They call her Granny Mae, but that name don't tell the half
She can find the deep well water with a willow branch staff
Oh, Granny Mae, she got mountain bones and a heart of solid slate
She can stitch up a wound that the doctors declared too late
She got hands that heal, she got eyes that see the lie
But cross her kin and you'll see fire in the Appalachian sky
She brews up the bitter tea in a pot hung over stone
Nightshade and feverfew, things you're better off not knowing
She says"Drink it down quick, child, don't you dare ask what's inside"
Just the smoke and the sulfur, where the sickness goes to hide
She don't need no white coat, she don't need no bright screen
She knows the difference 'tween a soul that's dirty and a soul that's clean
Oh, Granny Mae, she got mountain bones and a heart of solid slate
She can stitch up a wound that the doctors declared too late
She got hands that heal, she got eyes that see the lie
But cross her kin and you'll see fire in the Appalachian sky
They say she talks to spirits when the fog rolls down the ridge
Got a conversation with the Lord, got a handshake with the bridge
Between the light and the shadow, where the high road meets the deep
She'll wake up the righteous, she'll put the wicked down to sleep
Yeah, she prays on her knees 'til the wood floor starts to creak
And when she needs a favor done, the Devil don't dare speak
Oh, Granny Mae, she got mountain bones and a heart of solid slate
She can stitch up a wound that the doctors declared too late
She got hands that heal, she got eyes that see the lie
But cross her kin and you'll see fire in the Appalachian sky
Go on home, now, darling, take the long way in the dark
If she loves you, you're protected, like a flame inside an arc
But if you hurt what belongs to her, you'll be marked, you'll be slow
That granny magic is the scariest thing you'll ever know.