Ozark ABC's
Learn your Ozark folklore and magic with this simple Alphabet!
A is for Asafetida, hung in a sack
B is for Booger, don't turn your back
C is for Cross, sewn on a bag
D is for Dishtowel, milked by a hag
E is for Egg, to suck out the sick
F is for Fever, cured with a stick
G is for Granny, for praying and birth
H is for Haint, a ghost from the earth
I is for Ink, pokeberry is swell
J is for Jaybird, servant of hell
K is for Knife, to shave off a hex
L is for Luck, two nails in an X
M is for Moon, track it at night
N is for Needle, a doll for your spite
O is for Oak, protected from thunder
P is for Pawpaw, a witch-tree and wonder
Q is for Quilting, magic that's sewn
R is for Rattlesnake, a king on his own
S is for String, tie your ills to a tree
T is for Tobacco, for a lock it's a key
U is for Urine, bottled then buried
V is for Vetch, lucky when carried
W is for Wraith, a ghost with your form
X is for X, to ward off a storm
Y is for Yarb, a cure from the wood
Z is for Zodiac, for planting and good
A is for Asafetida, hung in a sack
B is for Booger, don't turn your back
C is for Cross, sewn on a bag
D is for Dishtowel, milked by a hag
E is for Egg, to suck out the sick
F is for Fever, cured with a stick
G is for Granny, for praying and birth
H is for Haint, a ghost from the earth
I is for Ink, pokeberry is swell
J is for Jaybird, servant of hell
K is for Knife, to shave off a hex
L is for Luck, two nails in an X
M is for Moon, track it at night
N is for Needle, a doll for your spite
O is for Oak, protected from thunder
P is for Pawpaw, a witch-tree and wonder
Q is for Quilting, magic that's sewn
R is for Rattlesnake, a king on his own
S is for String, tie your ills to a tree
T is for Tobacco, for a lock it's a key
U is for Urine, bottled then buried
V is for Vetch, lucky when carried
W is for Wraith, a ghost with your form
X is for X, to ward off a storm
Y is for Yarb, a cure from the wood
Z is for Zodiac, for planting and good