ILKLEY MOOR BAR T'AT

Ilkley Moor Bar T'at
Where hast thou been since I saw thee,
On Ilkley Moor bar t'at
Where hast thou been since I saw thee,
Where hast thou been since I saw thee (without thy trousers on)

On Ilkley Moor bar t'at (where's that?)
On Ilkley Moor bar t'at (Yorkshire)
On Ilkley Moor bar t'at (where the ducks play football!)

Thou've been-a-courting Mary-Jane, Mary-Jane
On Ilkley Moor bar t'at
Thou've been-a-courting Mary-Jane, Mary-Jane
Thou've been-a-courting Mary-Jane (without thy trousers on)

On Ilkley Moor...
Thoust going to catch thy death of cold,
On Ilkley Moor bar t'at
Thoust going to catch thy death of cold,
Thoust going to catch thy death of cold (without thy trousers on)

Then we shall have to bury thee,
On Ilkley Moor bar t'at
Then we shall have to bury thee,
Then we shall have to bury thee (without thy trousers on)

Then t'worms shall come and eat thee up
On Ilkley Moor bar t'at
Then t'worms shall come and eat thee up,
Then t'worms shall come and eat thee up (without thy trousers on)

Then ducks shall come and eat up t'worms,
On Ilkley Moor bar t'at
then ducks shall come and eat up t'worms,
Then ducks shall come and eat up t'worms (without thy trousers on)

Then we shall come and eat up ducks,
On Ilkley Moor bar t'at
Then we shall come and eat up ducks,
Then we shall come and eat up ducks (without thy trousers on)

Then we shall all have eaten thee,
On Ilkley Moor bar t'at
Then we shall all have eaten thee,
Then we shall all have eaten thee (without thy trousers on)

There is a moral to this tale,
On Ilkley Moor bar t'at
There is a moral to this tale,
There is a moral to this tale (where the ducks flew backwards!)
Don't go without your hat, don't go without your hat to Ilkley Moor bar t'at


HUNTING THE DEVIL

Well as we were out a hunting
One morning in the spring
Both hounds and horses were running well
Made the hills and the valleys ring

But to out great misfortune
No fox there could be found
Our huntsmen cursed and swore but still
No fox moved over the ground

And upspoke our master huntsman
At the head of the hounds rode he
"Well we have ridden for a good three hours
But no fox have we seen

"And there is strength in me
And I will have my chase
And if only the Devil himself came by
We'd run him such a race"

And then up there sprung like lightening
A fox from out of his hole
And his fur was the color of a starless night
And his eyes like burning coals

And they chased him over the valley
And they chased him over the field
And they chased him down to the riverbank
But never would he yield

And he's jumped into the water
and he's swum to the other side
And he's laughed so hard that the greenwood shook
And then he's turned to the huntsmen and cried

"Ride ye gallant huntsmen when must I come again?
just call on me and you shall have the best of sport and game"

And the men looked up in wonder
And the hounds ran back to hide
For the fox had changed to the Devil himself
Where he stood on the other side

And the men, the hounds and horses
Went flying back to town
And hard on their heels came a small black fox
Laughing as he cried

"Ride ye gallant huntsmen when must I come again?
just call on me and you shall have the best of sport and game"


THREE COUNTRY DANCES

1) Sing after fellows as you hear me, A toy that seldom is seena.
Sing after fellows as you hear me, A toy that seldom is seena.
Three country dances in one to be, A pretty conceit as i weena
Three country dances in one to be, A pretty conceit as i weena

2)Robin hood, robin hood said little john, come dance before the queena.
Robin hood, robin hood said little john, come dance before the queena.
In a red petticoat and a green jacket, A white hose and a greena.
In a red petticoat and a green jacket, A white hose and a greena.

3) Now foot it as I do Tom boy Tom, now foot it as I do swithena.
Now foot it as I do Tom boy Tom, now foot it as I do swithena.
Hick thou must trick it all alone, til robin come leaping in betweena.
Hick thou must trick it all alone, til robin come leaping in betweena.

4) The cramp is in my purse full sore, No money bide there in a.
And if I had some salve therefore, lightly would i then singa.
hey hey the crampa, hey hey the crampa hey hey the crampa, the crampa.


CHASTITY BELT

Oh say gentle maiden may I be your lover?
Condemn me no longer to mourn and to weep.
Struck down like a hart I lie wounded and bleeding.
come, let down your drawbridge I'll enter your keep.

Enter your keep, nonny, nonny, Enter your keep,
Let down your drawbridge I'll enter your keep.

Alas, good sir, I am no longer a maiden,
I'm married to Sir Oswald, the cunning old Celt.
He's away to the wars for a twelvemonth or longer,
And taken the key to my chastity belt.

my Chastity belt, nonny, nonny, Chastity belt,
He's taken the key to my chastity belt.

Fear not gentle maiden, for I know a locksmith.
An of his good service I'm sure we'll avail.
ALas sir and madam to help im unable
the cunning old bastard has fitted a yale

Fitted a Yale, nonny, nonny, Fitted a Yale.
The cunning old bastard Has fitted a Yale.

My dear I am back from the war with the heathen.
And terrible news I have to confide.
As I was apassing the Straits of Gibralter,
I carelessly tossed the keys over the side.

over the side, nonny, nonny, over the side
I carelessly tossed the keys over the side.

Alas and alack! I am locked up forever!
Then up jumps a pageboy says : Leave it to me!
If you will allow me to enter your chamber
I'll open it up with my duplicate key.

my duplicate key, nonny nonny, duplicate key
I'll open it up with my duplicate key.

THERE WERE THREE RAVENS

There were three ravens sat on a tree,
Down a down, hey down, hey down
They were a black as black might be,
With a down.
The one of them said to his mate.
"Where shall we our breakfast take?"
With a down, derry, derry, derry down, down.

Down in yonder green field,
Down a down, hey down, hey down
Their lies a knight slain under his shield,
With a down.
His hounds they lie down at his feet
So well they do their master keep.
With a down, derry, derry, derry down, down.

His hawks they fly so eagerly
Down a down, hey down, hey down
No other fowl dare him come nie,
With a down.
Down there comes a fallow doe
As great with young as she might go.
With a down, derry, derry, derry down, down.

She lifted up his bloody head,
Down a down, hey down, hey down
And kissed his wounds that were so red,
With a down.
She got him up upon her back
And carried him to earthen lake.
With a down, derry, derry, derry down, down.

She buried him before the prime,
Down a down, hey down, hey down
She was dead herself ere even-song time,
With a down.
God send every gentleman
Such hawks, such hounds, and such leman,
With a down, derry, derry, derry down, down.


THE KYNGE

Pastyme with good companye, I love and shall untyll I dye.
Gruche who lust but none denye, so God be plesyd thus leve wyll I.
For my pastance hunt syng and dance my hart is sett, all goodly sport for my comfort, who shall me let.

Youthe must have sum daliance, off good or yll sum pastance,
Company me thynkes then best, all thoughts and fansys to dejest.
ffor idillnes, is chef mastres of vices all,
Then who can say but myrth and play is best of all.

Company with honeste, is vertu vices to ffle.
Company is good and ill, but every man has hys fre wyll.
the best ensew, the worst eschew, my mynde schalbe.
vertu to use, vice to refuse, thus schall I use me.


FOUR JOLLY COACHMEN

Four jolly coachmen, sat in a Bristol Tavern,
Four jolly coachmen, sat in a Bristol Tavern,
And they decided, and they decided, and they decided.
To have another flagon.
Come Landlord fill your flowing bowl until it doth run over,
Come Landlord fill your flowing bowl until it doth run over,
For tonight we'll merry merry be,
For tonight we'll merry merry be,
For tonight we'll merry merry be,
Tomorrow we'll be sober.

1)Here's to the man who drinks small ale and goes to bed quite sober.
Here's to the man who drinks small ale and goes to bed quite sober.
Fades as the leaves do fade, fades as the leaves do fade, fades as the leaves do fade,
He'll drop off in October.

2)Here's to the man who drinks strong ale and goes to bed quite mellow.
Here's to the man who drinks strong ale and goes to bed quite mellow.
Lives as he ought to live, lives as he ought to live, lives as he ought to live.
And dies a jolly fellow.

Here's to the maid who steals a kiss and runs back to her mother,
Here's to the maid who steals a kiss and runs back to her mother,
What a foolish maid is she, what a foolish maid is she, what a foolish maid is she.
She'll never get another.

Here's to the maid who steals a kiss and runs back for another,
Here's to the maid who steals a kiss and runs back for another,
She's a boon to all mankind, she's a boon to all mankind, she's a boon to all mankind.
But soon she'll be a mother.


AXE TIME

Chorus:Axe time, sword time, bend your back to the oar.
Wind time, wolf time, and here's to the hammer of Thor!

I searched the world for the perfect brew,
Let's wallow in blood and gore;
Now all I've got is a drunken crew,
And here's to the hammer of Thor!
Chorus

Here's to the house of Oakenshield
Let's wallow in blood and gore.
They'll fight to the death and never yield
So here's to the hammer of Thor!
Chorus

We'll fill our days with song and deed ..
And fill our nights with maid and mead;..

A maiden stood by the cold sea and cried ..
Her love will not return on the tide, ..

Thorgeirr captained a motley horde ..
One morning he found himself overboard ..

I've searched the world for a maid to keep; ..
But all I've got is a stinky old sheep. ..

The food's on the table, the beer's keeping cool, ..
We'll bow to the king and laugh at the fool. ..

The food's in our bellies, the beer is all gone, ..
We'll sing of our king, tho he's no paragon. ..

I travelled around on this world since its dawn, ..
And the saddest of time is when the liquor is gone, ..

My life is one of war and death, ..
From the first taste of salt to my dying breath, ..

I go to the tourneys and fight in the lists ..
But I never win and that's why I get pissed. ..

I'll sing ye a song of John the Bard, ..
When he drinks ale, 'tis by the yard. ..

Our bard will write verses about anything .;
But he'll be much better if he learns to sing. ..

Here's to Gandharva, his praises we'll sing, ..
If we pray hard enough, he may break a string. ..
I hope that I'll in battle fall, ..
And join the heroes in Odin's hall. ..

But with my luck, I'll die in bed, ;;
And be forgotten when I'm dead. ..

Let's drink a toast to the common folk, ..
May they all perish in Ragnarok. ..

And here's a toast to all my friends, ..
May they all meet appropriate ends. ..