Oh woman you say you did not know Oh woman you say you did not know It was not your plan, it had no design Got lost in the words but I choked on mine Oh woman you say you did not know Oh woman you say it's just a root Oh woman an herb and a root Picked in the morning dew of the new moon That caused all the mourning no one can sing to Oh woman you say it's just a root Oh woman you say your hands are clean Oh woman you say your hands are clean As clean as a whistle cut down between A blade of grass and a grave Oh woman you say your hands are clean Oh woman you say you had no choice To sing in the morning or to stifle that voice And caught in the balance cold as ice That someone must pay though some would pay twice Oh woman you say you had no choice Oh woman you say it's just a stone No markings just moss on that stone Deep in the forest where no one will ever know Deep in the forest where no one will have to go Oh woman you say it's just a stone Oh woman you say you did not know