Interestingly enough, the first version of “The Ballad of the Witches’ Road” that we hear comes in the form of the theme song for the “Agnes of Westview” crime drama framework in the show’s premiere. The subtitles for the episode indicate that this is a “True Crime” version of the song, hinting that we’ll hear multiple variations on this tune. It’s not until the second episode that we hear the proper “Sacred Chant” version of the song, which goes a little something like this:
Seekest thou the road to all that’s foul and fair
Gather sisters fire, water, earth and air
Darkest hour, wake thy power earthly and divine
Burn and brew with coven true and glory shall be thine
Down, down, down The Road, down the Witches’ Road
Down, down, down The Road, down the Witches’ Road
Down, down, down The Road, down the Witches’ Road
Circle sewn with fate, unlock thy hidden gate
Marching ever forward, ‘neath the wooded shrine
I stray not from the path, I hold Death’s hand in mine
Primal night, giveth sight, familiar by thy side
If sun be gone, we carry on, spirit as our guide
Down, down, down The Road, down the Witches’ Road
Down, down, down The Road, down the Witches’ Road
Down, down, down The Road, down the Witches’ Road
Blood and tears and bone, Maiden Mother Crone
The Road is wild and wicked, winding through the wood
Where all that’s wrong is right, and all that’s bad is good
Through many miles of tricks and trials, we’ll wander high and low
Tame your fears, a door appears, the time has come to go
Down, down, down The Road, down the Witches’ Road
Down, down, down The Road, down the Witches’ Road
Down, down, down The Road, down the Witches’ Road
Follow me, my friend, to glory at the end
Though a little slow to open, a door does appear at their feet in the floor of the basement, allowing Agatha’s coven to escape just as the ominous threat of the Salem Seven arrive.
