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All Heroines True
02:15
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Come all who will listen, give an ear to our song
and we’ll sing in the praise of women fearsome and strong
In battle or revel, they’ll see the job through -
Drink hail to the ladies, all heroines true!
(chorus) All heroines true, all heroines true
Drink hail to the ladies, all heroines true!
The Celtic Queen Boudicca made the Romans run
their conquering legion by her warriors undone
Her fierce hand to guide them Briton’s victories ensue
Drink hail to the lady, a heroine true
(chorus) All heroines true, all heroines true
Drink hail to the ladies, all heroines true!
Jeanne de Clisson Lioness of Brittany
In war ‘gainst the French she took her Black Fleet to sea
the Channel defended by her daring and crew
Drink hail to the lady, a heroine true!
(chorus) All heroines true, all heroines true
Drink hail to the ladies, all heroines true!
Matilda de Broase stalwart Lady of Hay
in armor led forces to keep the Welsh at bay
land and castle unconquered, her foes all withdrew
Drink hail to the lady, a heroine true.
(chorus ) All heroines true, all heroines true
Drink hail to the ladies, all heroines true!
Queen Tamar of Georgia a Golden Age did bring
So mighty in warfare she was addressed King
As her nation's defender in glory she grew
Drink hail to the lady, a heroine true
(chorus) All heroines true, all heroines true
Drink hail to the ladies, all heroines true! x2
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2. |
Monster Song
02:44
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Chorus:
I once went after a monster
that threatened my hometown
I once went after a monster
and vowed to strike him down
I once went after the Giant
A mighty, fearsome foe
I once went after the Giant
My courage for to show
The Giant I found in his house in the sky
eating men every day for lunch
But the Giant can’t catch a young woman like me,
so he fell with an excellent crunch
(Chorus)
I once went after the Cyclops
A mighty, fearsome foe
I once went after the Cyclops
My courage for to show
The Cyclops keeps sheep on an island of bones
And he watches with one bloodshot eye
But the Cyclops can’t see a girl as sneaky as me
So I tricked him and made him cry
(Chorus)
I once went after the Hydra
A mighty, fearsome foe
I once went after the Hydra
My courage for to show
The Hydra, you see, has a great many heads
And venom in every one
But the Hydra’s can't beat a lass clever as me
And he lost to decapitation!
(Chorus)
I once went after the Kraken
A mighty, fearsome foe
I once went after the Kraken
My courage for to show
The Kraken lives in the deep blue sea
and pulls pirates to their doom
But a Kraken’s no match for a lady like me,
so I sank him in the gloom
(Chorus)
I once went after the Dragon
A mighty, fearsome foe
I once went after the Dragon
My courage for to show
A Dragon’s lair is dang’rous and dark
So we snuck in a secret way
But a Dragon is fiery, and frightening, and huge…
RUN AWAY!!!!
We once went after a dragon
That threatened our hometown
We once went after a dragon…
But could not bring him down!
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Here's a health to heroes never praised
With a fa la la la la la la
to whom a glass is rarely raised
With a fa la la la la la la
They work the village night and day
so that we may all come out and play
now here’s the thanks we ought to say
With a fa la la la la la la la la laaaaaaa
With a fa la la la la la la
Here’s to those who pick up trash
With a fa la la la la la la
and clear our village in a flash
With a fa la la la la la la
may your bags never tear or be too thin
and all who toss make it to the bin
may your nose hold firm ‘gainst the stench within!
With a fa la la la la la la la la laaaaaaa
(downs a drink)
With a fa la la la la la la
Health to the folks who sell us beer
With a fa la la la la la la
and keep us all in drink and cheer
With a fa la la la la la la
May your taps be clean and not too slow
may the drunks in line never cause you woe
and may your tip jars overflow
With a fa la la la la la la la la laaaaaaa
(downs a drink)
With a fa la la la la la la
Here’s to them that clean the loo
With a fa la la la la la la
and bravely face all that we do
With a fa la la la la la la
Let noone’s gas fill the latrine
and the privies all stay mostly clean
May the bowl never hold anything obscene
With a fa la la la la la la la la laaaaaaa
(downs a drink)
With a fa la la la la la la
All
So now we've raised our tankards high
With a fa la la la la la la
We've raised them full and lowered them dry
With a fa la la la la la la
to those who work and never quit
Your jobs are the worst, we all admit,
So thanks for taking all our…...SHHHHH!
With a fa la la la la la la la la laaaaaaa
With a fa la la la la la la
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4. |
Drink Ladies, Drink!
02:06
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Good Maggie Bliss is a brewster by trade, tavern keep of Fairhaven town
With an iron right arm and a brew just as strong, her ale’s are all a full bodied brown
some miscreant rogues left with their tab unpaid
so she shattered their jaws with blows none could evade
She filled up a glass while they filled the stockade, she drank her robbers down
Grace o' Malley was known for daring at sea, the most fearsome pirate queen
on her father's knee she learned to drink deep draughts of Irish poteen
she gave birth whilst upon her flag ship
then routed some Turks with the new babe on her hip
in victory toasting no man could outstrip, so she drank her crewmen down
Red Mary of Kent was a bold Lady Knight, clad in steel with a fiery steed.
Her skill with a sword and relish for drink no companion could exceed
when bested by Mary one man was quite sore
she downed a tankard of mead and had at him once more
he ended under the table and under her sword, she drank her challenger down
Queen Elizabeth, a true English maid, drank beer for her breakfast each day
A stalwart of faith and her virginal state in excellence none could allay
Her golden age reign lasted forty-four years
Despite papists, armadas, and marital fears
Her only true consort a glassful of beer, she drank all England down
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5. |
My Thing is My Own
03:31
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We tender young maids, have been courted by many
Of all sorts and trades as ever was any.
They flirted and wheedled and all had their say
but my choice is my own at the end of the day
(Chorus) My thing is my own, and I'll keep it so still
all the young lasses may do as they will.
My thing is my own, and I'll keep it so still
all the young lasses may do what they will.
The court navigator with compass and map
claimed he found a route t’would lead straight to my lap
but though he did plea with earnest demand
I'd grant him no passage to my wonderland
(Chorus)
I once passed a soldier, brave, true and strong
looking well in his tights with a weapon quite long
when it happened to drop, he fetched my kerchief
but I'd not reward him with his sword in my sheath
(Chorus)
A pirate made bold in his enterprise
And presented a ship of considerable size
his vessel was trim, with rigging held fast
But I soundly refused to climb his top mast
(Chorus)
The young oyster seller who walks by the sea
would oft raise her siren song up to me
though her sea salted wares are quite tasty to suck
neither mussel nor clam of hers would I schuck
(Chorus)
A dashing young poet came up from the strand
Seeking a muse with a quill in his hand -------------
He began to declaim in a manner most gallant
his verses were fine, but his tongue had no talent
(Chorus)
A captain I knew of his majesty’s guard
did tell me my beauty was making it hard
to stay by his king a position to boast
but I am no guard, so I quitted his post
(Chorus)
I once knew a bishop, clad all in white
who offered to shrive me at vespers that night
he bragged of indulgences yet to be shown
but I’d not let my body be biblically known
(Chorus)
A sun bronzed farmer came in from the field
He caught me at waist and begged me to yield
He reached down between us and lifted my frock
But I would not oblige him by stroking his ... chicken
(Chorus)
Now here I could reckon a hundred or more
beside all these gamesters recited before
who made their addresses in hopes of a catch,
but I would not let them anywhere near my…
My thing is my own and I keep it so still
all the young lasses may do what they will
My thing is my own and I keep it so still
UNTIL I be willing, say men what they will
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6. |
Four Lovely Angels
02:54
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Four lovely angels sat, in an English tavern
Four lovely angels sat, in an English tavern
And they decided that
And they decided that
And they decided that, they would have another
(Chorus) 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.
Here's to the lass who drinks spiced rum
and goes to bed still singing
Here's to the lass who drinks spiced rum
and goes to bed still singing
She will tempt you with her charms
She will tempt you with her charms
She will tempt you with her charms
And set your bells to ringing
(Chorus)
here’s to the lass drinks gin and lime
and goes to bed day-dreaming
here’s to the lass drinks gin and lime
and goes to bed day-dreaming
she’s a very friendly drunk
she’s a very friendly drunk
she’s a very friendly drunk
her lovers all leave beaming
(Chorus)
here’s to the lass drinks Irish ale
and goes to bed quite flirty
here’s the lass drinks Irish ale
and goes to bed quite flirty
she never has to sleep alone
she never has to sleep alone
she never has to sleep alone
her bed posts are quite sturdy
(Chorus)
here’s to the lass drinks whiskey neat
and goes to bed at first light
here’s to the lass drinks whiskey neat
and goes to bed at first light
she’s the life of every feast
she’s the life of every feast
she’s the life of every feast (Sarah: they all eat her!)
And she keeps her men up all night
(Chorus)
Four lovely angels sat, in an English tavern
Four lovely angels sat, in an English tavern
And they decided that
And they decided that
And they decided that, we would have another!
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7. |
Quartet's Inn
02:36
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In a merry little town is the Quartet’s Inn
With a rosey little maid serving beers and gin
and though challenged almost nightly she’ll say with a grin
that none can best her drinking at the Quartet’s Inn
SPOKEN:
a young man came up from the shingle
and challenged the barmaid to singles
they went shot for shot
till his innards did rot
and hers had just started to tingle
SUNG: For each he drank, she drank down one “ONE!
Matching drink for drink the contest had begun
but for each he drank, she drank down one “ONE!”
Til defeated he conceded that the maiden won
SPOKEN:
a scallywag looking for trouble
did challenge our maid to a double
he took one to her two
until he turned blue
and needed to burst like a bubble
For each he drank, she drank down two “TWO!”
Matching drink for drink even the strongest brew
but for each he drank, she drank down two “TWO!”
Til defeated he conceded he could not outdo
SPOKEN:
the next man thought he had the leeway
to go toe to toe in a three way
though it took half the night
our maid’s never too tight
and she won all his coin in a free way
For each he drank, she drank down three
Matching drink for drink to win his beer for free
But, for each he drank, she drank down three
Til defeated he conceded her the victory
SPOKEN:
Becca: then up stepped a handsome young buck
who wanted to try at his luck
he thought four to one odds
would win him all the broads
but instead he was royally…..
For each he drank, she drank down four “FOUR!”
Matching drink for drink even the tallest pour
but for each he drank, she drank down four “FOUR”
Til defeated he conceded as he hit the floor
(Spoken): But how did she do it you ask?
(Prompt audience): YOU ask…???
Audience: How did she do it???
(Sung): There’s a merry little secret at the Quartet’s Inn
Four rosey little maids drinking beer and gin
each the picture perfect likeness of her fellow twin
the sisters who gave name to the Quartet’s Inn
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8. |
The Mermaid
01:44
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Well, when I was a lad in a fishin' town
An old man said to me:
You can spend your life, your jolly life
Just sailin' on the sea
You can search the world for pretty girls
Till your eyes are weak and dim
But, don't go swimmin' with a mermaid, son
If you don't know how to swim.
Her hair is green as seaweed, her skin is blue and pale
Her face it is a work of art
You can love that girl with all your heart
But you're only gonna like the upper part
You will not like the tail
So I signed on to a pirate ship
And me very first day at sea
I saw a mermaid in the waves,
Reachin' out for me
Come live with me in the sea she said
Upon the ocean floor
I'll show you a million wond'rous things
That you've never seen before.
So, o’er I jumped and she pulled me down
Down to her seaweed bed
And betwixt her clams and pearly shells,
She laid me weary head
She kissed me soft and deeply and anywhere I’d wish
From her crown to her waist she was just my taste,
But the rest of her was a fish!
All: Her hair was green as seaweed,
Her skin was blue and pale
Her face it was a work of art
I loved that girl with all me heart
But I only liked the upper part
I did not like the tail
Well, then one day she swam away
and left me blue and cold
How I missed her firm and perfect tits
the bits I liked to hold
but then her sister she swam by
And she set me heart a-whirl,
'Cause her upper part was an ugly fish
But the bottom part was a girl
Her skin is pink and rosy
Her legs are smooth and pale
Her thighs they are a work of art
I love that girl with all me heart
And I don't give a damn about the upper part
‘Cause now I’m getting tail!
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9. |
The Key Song
03:01
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in this world there are treasures both secret and hidden
if I find you worthy I’ll show one to thee
but I’ll not oblige simply because I’m bidden
for each of these treasures, only I hold the key
With a jingle bang, jingle bang, jingle bang, jingle,
With a jingle bang, jingle bang, jingle, hi ho!
my chest holds a treasure far greater than rubies
it conceals and reveals what the world longs to see
but it only busts open for those I have chosen
for this treasure is mine, only I hold the key
With a jingle bang, jingle bang, jingle bang, jingle,
With a jingle bang, jingle bang, jingle, hi ho!
I keep my box locked for its treasure is precious
I’ll show you what’s in it if you take a knee
but its velvets and pearls are all there for my pleasure
for this treasure is mine, only I hold the key
With a jingle bang, jingle bang, jingle bang, jingle,
With a jingle bang, jingle bang, jingle, hi ho!
at the foot of my bed, my trunk sits; a treasure
and though many may covet it belongs to me
but I’ll grease up the hinges and pack it quite firmly
for this treasure is mine, only I hold the key
With a jingle bang, jingle bang, jingle bang, jingle,
With a jingle bang, jingle bang, jingle, hi ho!
these are my lips and that’s no euphemism
for those whom I favor my kisses flow free
but I get to say what goes out or comes in them
for this treasure is mine, only i hold the key
With a jingle bang, jingle bang, jingle bang, jingle,
With a jingle bang, jingle bang, jingle, hi ho!
your heart and your body are beautiful treasures
and your choices are yours what’ere they may be
you can share them or keep them or change your mind nightly
you are a treasure, only you hold the key
With a jingle bang, jingle bang, jingle bang, jingle,
With a jingle bang, jingle bang, jingle, hi ho!
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10. |
Irish Drinking Song
01:27
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When we return in victory
it’s to the pub I’m led
I’ll toast to our sweet success
and down a foamy head
but it matters not what fills my mug
no ale or beer can quench
‘cause they are not the drink I crave
and I’m a thirsty wench
My favorite way to celebrate
is to head straight for the shore
the sailors there are trim and taut
and always wanting more
I’ll find a sailor willing
the finest I can get
his ship is not all I’ll board
or all that will get wet
When we come home at last rest
from fights long and ventures brave
I find the nearest tavern
playing the music that I crave
my spirits all are roused again
when notes begin to flow
so I’ll take the piper home with me
and show him how to blow
At the end of a long mission
when weariness I feel
I hie myself off to home
for a fresh, hot, steamy meal
I’ll invite a friend to join me
he’s my favorite to have about
‘cause he’ll never let me cook for him
he’d rather eat out
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