I am looking at a witch hazel blooming in a garden The bright yellow flowers in the middle of wintertime And I tell heart be strong like the witch hazel flower And you will not be injured by this dark and troubled time. I take myself along to a place I know in winter And I look at that south sloping bank covered with ice And I tell my heart it all will melt and run down to the ocean And you will not be injured by this dark and troubled time. I am looking at a witch hazel ... We must say good-bye to the one we love, we must say good-bye to many We must say good-bye, in way too short a time, And I tell my heart be strong like the witch hazel flower And you will not be injured by this dark and troubled time. I am looking at a witch hazel ... We will be here when the cold wind blows, we will be here through the winter We will be here when the biting frost chills you to the bone We will be here when it all thaws out and the sun shines on the morrow And you will not be injured by this dark and troubled time I am looking at a witch hazel ...
recording: Priscilla Herdman, Anne Hills, & Cindy Mangsen [YouTube]
notes: "witch" hazel etymology, history, and uses [USDA Forest Service]
notes: witch hazel in gardens and the wild [Farmers Almanac]
notes: witch hazel medicinal uses [Web MD]