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Anglo-Saxons
20 Jul 2006 22:42:38 +0100 soc.genealogy.britain
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Way OT, but in a light-hearted vein, I can't resist repeating the
student song we used to sing about woad, 60 years ago, to the tune of Men of Harlech: Anne Chambers...
The Song of the Ancient Britons What's the use of wearing braces Socks and pants and shoes with laces Other things you buy in places Down in Saville Row. What's the use of shirts of cotton, Studs that always get forgotten, Such affairs are simply rotten Better far is woad. Woad's the stuff to show men Woad to scare your foemen Boil it to a brilliant hue Then rub it on your back and your abdomen March up Snowdon with your woad on Never mind if you get rained or snowed on Never want a button sewed on- Tailors, you be blowed. Romans came across the channel All dressed up in tin and flannel Half a pint of woad per man'll Dress us more than these. Saxons you may waste your stitches Building beds for bugs in breeches We have woad to clothe us which is- Not a nest for fleas. Romans keep your armours Saxons your pyjamas Hairy coats were meant for goats Gorillas yaks retriever dogs and llamas, Ancient Briton never hit on Anything as good as woad to fit on Necks or knees or where you sit on- Go it Ancient Bs. Got the tune on the brain now! :-) Anne Chambers...
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