Rob Zombie

American Witch

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Body of a monkey and the feet of the cock
Dragged from her home on the killing rock
Black dog dying on the weather vain
The devil's in a cat and the baby's brain

The end, the end, of the American (4x)
Witch

Yeah
Alone on the hill and ready to die
Cancers of darkness - Blacken eye
Mark of the Wolf and the sign of the Calf
The Angels bleed down above the raft

We all pray for
20 innocents
We all bow down
20 innocents
We all hang high
20 innocents
We all accused
20 innocents

The end, the end, of the American (4x)
Witch

Do you want to know where their dreams come from
Some showed the faith and some showed none (2x)

We all pray for
20 innocents
We all bow down
20 innocents
We all hang high
20 innocents
We all accused
20 innocents

The end, the end, of the American (4x)

Do you want to know where their dreams come from
Some showed the faith and some showed none

Do you want to know where their dreams come from

The end, the end, of the American Witch

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deviationer On Mar 22, 2006

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by darklordofsalem

19y ago

Obviously, it's referencing the Salem witch trials, which were an atrocity to say the least. To me, this song sends the message that as a society, we have become too quick to judge and condemn people because of their beliefs or lifestyle..... and that's nothing new for America. It also makes the statement that we now have the legal freedom (while honoring those who died and helped earn that right for us) to be who we want, but that doesn't mean that society accepts us.

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by nightowlgirl 11y ago

That's what I always thought too.

by deviationer

20y ago

WIP lyrics.

I know there wrong parts

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by Minister Wighty

20y ago

Body of a monkey and the feet of the cock Dragged from her home on the killing rock The lacked all died on the weather vane The devil's in a cat in the babies brain

Yeah Yeah Of the American (4x) Witch

Yeah Alone on the hill and ready to die The kids of the darkness so black and high Mark of the wolf and the sun and the cat The Angels beat down above the rack

We all pray for 20 innocents We all bow down 20 innocents We all hang high 20 innocents We all accuse 20 innocents

Yeah Yeah Of the American (4x) Witch

Do you want to know where the genes come from Some showed faith and some showed none (2x)

We all pray for 20 innocents We all bow down 20 innocents We all hang high 20 innocents We all accuse 20 innocents

Yeah Yeah Of the American (4x)

Do you want to know where the genes come from Some showed their faith and some showed none Do you want to know where the genes come from

Yeah Yeah Of the american Witch

This one I'm even less sure of than 17 Year Locust, but I've made those corrections. It's clearly about the Salem witch trials.

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by Night_Fire

20y ago

Body of a monkey and the feet of the cock Dragged from her home on the killing rock The lacked all died on the weather vane The devil's in a cat in the babies brain

The end Of the American (4x) Witch

Yeah Alone on the hill and ready to die The kids of the darkness so black and high Mark of the wolf and the sun and the cat The Angels beat down above the rack

We all pray for 20 innocents We all bow down 20 innocents We all hang high 20 innocents We all accuse 20 innocents

The End Of the American (4x) Witch

Do you want to know where the genes come from Some showed faith and some showed none (2x)

We all pray for 20 innocents We all bow down 20 innocents We all hang high 20 innocents We all accuse 20 innocents

The End Of the American (4x)

Do you want to know where the genes come from Some showed their faith and some showed none Do you want to know where the genes come from

Yeah Yeah Of the american Witch

I looked the booklet for the CD to get the corrections

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by Night_Fire

20y ago

oops yeah the last "yeah yeah" is "The End" also

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by deviationer

20y ago

thanks for the correct lyrics. They have been fixed now.

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by Stomper8

20y ago

you are right it is :D He picked up a book while in or around salem and the last chapter was called the end of the american witch i just have no clue what book it was hehe

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by kabel_tv

20y ago

Rob zombie is awesome.. This song seems to have a couple themes to it, but I really like the part about the 20 innocents. Its so true, we pray for innocent people in wars.. And we accuse innocent people of crimes ect. Cool song.

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by The-Dullahan 17y ago

I think The Twenty Innocents is actually a reference to Salem.

by gastonreboredo

20y ago

i'd say this song is about the salem witch trials. but i also agree with kabel_tv, it could also be about praying for/accusing the innocent.

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by The-Dullahan 17y ago

True, but I would imagine that the "20 innocents" refers to Th Twenty Innocents from Salem, circa 1692.

by fragmentation

20y ago

ll the previous versions posted are wrong. These are the correct lyrics AS PRINTED IN THE CD:

Body of a monkey and the feet of the cock Dragged from her home on the killing rock Black dog dying on the weather vain The devil's in a cat and the baby's brain

The end - the end - the end of the American The end - the end - the end of the American The end - the end - the end of the American Witch

Alone on the hill and ready to die Cancers of darkness - Blacken eye Mark of the Wolf and the sign of the Calf The Angels bleed down above the raft

We all pray for - 20 innocents We all bow down - 20 innocents We all hang high - 20 innocents We all accused - 20 innocents

The end - the end - the end of the American The end - the end - the end of the American The end - the end - the end of the American Witch

Do you want to know where thier dreams come from? Some showed the faith and some showed none.

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