I’m going to try and get back into doing this – legends and stories and stuff. May not be every week, what with everything going on, but I will try! This is a song in American Folklore and Legend by Readers Digest. These are not my words…
Hope you enjoy!
The Devil’s Nine Questions
If you don’t answer my questions nine (sing ninety-nine and ninety) I’ll take you off ~ to ~ hell a-live And you are the weaver’s bonny
What is whiter than milk? (Sing ninety-nine and ninety) And what is softer than silk? Say you’re the weaver’s bonny.
Snow is whiter than milk (sing ninety-nine and ninety) And down is softer than silk And I’m the weaver’s bonny.
What is louder than a horn? (sing ninety-nine and ninety) And what is sharper than a thorn? Sing, I’m the weaver’s bonny.
Thunder’s louder than a horn (Sing ninety-nine and ninety) And death is sharper than a thorn And I’m the weaver’s bonny.
What is higher than a tree? (Sing ninety-nine and ninety) And what is deeper than the sea? Say you are the weaver’s bonny.
Heaven’s higher than a tree (Sing ninety-nine and ninety) And hell is deeper than the sea And I’m the weaver’s bonny.
What is more innocent than a lamb? (Sing ninety-nine and ninety) And what is worse than womankind? Say you’re the weaver’s bonny.
A babe’s more innocent than a lamb (Sing ninety-nine and ninety) A she-devil’s worse than womankind And I’m the weaver’s bonny.
Now you have answered my questions nine (Sing ninety-nine and ninety) You are God’s child and not my own And you’re the weaver’s bonny.
~ “This riddle song goes back to the 1300’s when riddles played an important role. Clever folks could outwit the Devil with a tough riddle or a quick answer. “Neck riddles” gave the condemned person a chance to escape the gibbet – we show a nodding acquaintance with that when we say, “I couldn’t think of the answer to save my life.””
A neck riddle is a riddle where the riddler gains something with the help of an unsolvable riddle (wikipedia)
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I like to roam but I always stay home. And I leave a silver track while I trek. If you moved and carried what I carry, You’d break your back and you’d break your neck. What am I? (answer at the bottom)
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“Beautiful are those whose brokenness gives birth to transformation and wisdom”
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