A toast to bold heroines who are, like the Angels, well able to drink their fellow men under the table!
lyrics
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
credits
from Angels Assemble,
released June 16, 2016
Original Tune by the Angels
Original Lyrics by The Angels
The Original Angels: Alyss, Harmony, Kate, and Libby
July 2016
