Name: Never Underestimate
Duration: 3 min 47 s
Channel: words and music by Arthur Hinds
Description: A cautionary tale about messing with magical woman

Never Underestimate

Arthur Hinds

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A cautionary tale about messing with magical woman

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Arthur Hinds

Singer Poet Teacher Pagan Nerd

I've been a singer, guitarist, percussionist, and songwriter for Celtic-American folk rock band Emerald Rose since 1996; my major instrument for the band is the bodhran, or traditional Irish frame drum. Being a singer-songwriter, however, has been part of my musical life since I was a teenager, and my solo endeavors return to this root. Many of my songs take their inspiration from the mystical path, Earth-centered spirituality, and Celtic mythology. I also continue to sing songs from the Celtic and American folk traditions. In addition, I'm a storyteller, stage magician, and former actor and dancer, so I have many performance skills to draw on.

Song Info

Genre

Acoustic • Acoustic General

Charts

#9,459 today Peak #157

#3,279 in subgenre Peak #47

Author

words and music by Arthur Hinds

Rights

1998 Arthur Hinds

Uploaded

May 28, 2008

Track Files

MP3

MP3 5.2 MB • 192 kbps • 3:47

Story behind the song

I saw a tight buttoned man in a truck and the song just went from there.It's original tile was, "Southern Baptist Nightmare."

Lyrics

NEVER UNDERESTIMATE....
words and music by Arthur Hinds

Well, I was ranting down the road in my pickup truck
Defending the faith and the land of the brave
Got a fish on the front, a cross on the dash
And a sticker on the back says "Jesus Saves"
I drove into the woods where I knew those heathen raged
I had to save them all from the dangers of the New Age

Bible-armored, I got out of my truck
A righteous man with many souls to win
I followed the sound of their wicked singing
Till I found them there, dancing in sin
I preached from the Book, exactly how it read
Till one jumped up, wagged her finger, and this is what she said:

Chorus:
Never underestimate a woman with the Goddess in her eyes
'Cause if you ever do, then surely you will get a big surprise
You'll find that she is positively practicing the Craft of the Wise
Never underestimate a woman with the Goddess in her eyes

Surrounded by these witches, my legs went into twitches
Before I knew it, I was dancing around
All that joyful singing set my heart to ringing
Filled to full with that magical sound
I jumped up in the air every time their drum went BANG
I chanted with them all, and this is what we sang:

Chorus

I woke up in the morning flat on my back
Staring at my clothes in the top of a tree
I sat up in the clearing, head in my hands
Oh, my Lord, what's become of me?
On the tree was a note; it was writ in lipstick red
A shiver went through my heart when I saw what it said