The Water Witch

The Water Witch By Elton Camp Perhaps “dowser” is a preferable name, But the two are actually just the same Men who had this power weren’t weird They were respected rather than feared They sincerely believed they could tell The very best place to dig or drill a well And the key to the water witching trick Was to cut a fresh, forked hickory stick The tip was pointed up toward the sky On its turning down the man did rely The dowser held it as he walked about That he could find water he didn’t doubt When it went down toward the ground He said, “This is the best spot around. Drill your well on this very spot here, That you won’t find water never fear.” There is no way dowsing could be true With a diving rod, the same I could do Because I very quickly came to learn Change the tension. The stick would turn Water is in the ground most everywhere It matters little if you drill here or there Well was dry? On dowser ‘twas rough His ruse: “You didn’t go deep enough.” To trust dowsing, there is no reason why Some people seem to need to believe a lie I expect that some reviewer will come to say “You are just so wrong. It works that way.”