"Now I must have more power," said the queen to the fairies, and she
went and sat on the throne, leaving the witch by the fire in the
middle ring. After thinking a little, the queen said, "Now I have
it," and coming down from her throne muttering, she began walking
round the outer circle, waiting for the hour of one o'clock, when
all the fairies got into the middle circle and marched round,
singing:

"At the hour of one
The cock shall crow one,
Goo! Goo! Goo!
I am here to tell
Of the sacred well
That lies in the dell,
And will conquer hell."

On the second round, they sang:

"At the hour of two
The cock crows two,
Goo! Goo! Goo!
I am here to tell
Of the sacred well
That lies in the dell;
We will conquer hell."

At the last round, they sang:

"At the hour of three