Monday, May 27, 2013

Low Among the Roses ~ Catherine Faber

Will sang sweet as a courting dove 
Shy as a doe was Mhari's love 
She never dared her heart to show 
Low among the roses oh, 

Low among the roses 
Low among the roses 
She never dared her heart to show* 
Low among the roses oh. 

When Will would sing a courting song 
Mhari used to sing along 
Their voices danced where the willows grow 
Low among the roses oh, 

Willie said as spring drew near 
"Friendship cannot keep me here 
To seek my fortune I mean to go" 
Low among the roses oh. 

There they said their brief goodbyes; 
Her heart spoke only from her eyes 
He left her there with her head bowed low 
Low among the roses oh. 

Love that will not speak its name 
Only has itself to blame. 
I'll not end like Mhari, no 
Low among the roses oh.



I do not own the rights to this song :)


Sunday, May 26, 2013

The Great Sac Sheep - Sealion War the year AS 48 (filk the Great White Sheep)

Oh our island
is a bonnie land
up to the west and north.
Laird James smiles
at the western isles
the land of Laird Eideards Birth.

Crickstow by the Sea
to ravensly
the mighty mountains weep
for each sad glen
has been cleared of men
to make way for the great sac sheep.

The Islanders blaze
and Lionsgates braes
are burning up the skies
Laird James men
did raze our glen
heed not the young sheeps cries!

Both barons might
denies their right
and all out battle grows
each Laird must keep
his great sac sheep
from the reiving of thier foes!

The Massacre of Glencoe


The Massacre of Glencoe
They came in a blizzard, we offered them heat
A roof for their heads, dry shoes for their feet
We wined them and dined them, they ate of our meat
And they slept in the house of MacDonald.
Chorus:O, cruel was the snow that sweeps Glencoe
And covers the grave o' Donald
O, cruel was the foe that raped Glencoe
And murdered the house of MacDonald
2. They came from Fort William with murder in mind
The Campbell had orders King William had signed
"Put all to the sword" these words underlined
"And leave none alive called MacDonald"
Chorus:
3. They came in the night when the men were asleep
This band of Argyles, through snow soft and deep
Like murdering foxes amongst helpless sheep
They slaughtered the house of MacDonald
Chorus:
4. Some died in their beds at the hand of the foe
Some fled in the night and were lost in the snow
Some lived to accuse him who struck the first blow
But gone was the house of MacDonald
Chorus:


Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Fair Susan

When I was a young man i would visit all my lands
the townsfolk and the countryside where mine to command
the endless fields of barley stretching out like golden seas
the care of all my tenants and all those sworn to me

While I was strolling on the road that led to Cobble Hill
I say her walking homeward and my heart it did stand still
she sang a song as she went down the road a gentle happy song
so soft and sweet i couldn't help but turn and tag along

Fair Susan they called her
the young blacksmiths daughter
her eyes filled with laughter
and her heart filled with cheer

Three of us came forward
with intentions to court her
those that could afford her
and hold her most dear

Mark was a baron who was looking for a wife
and Tommy was the Butchers son, who'd know her all his life
and I the lord of all the land, a handsome chap was i
and if she would just answer yes than i would make her mine

the seasons changed she did arrange to meet us every week
we were young and foolish so in this we did compete
until the day that she did say she's ready to decide
whoever brings the perfect gift than i shall be his bride



Fair Susan they called her
the young blacksmiths daughter
her eyes filled with laughter
and her heart filled with cheer

Three of us came forward
with intentions to court her
those that could afford her
and hold her most dear

I ran to all the nearest towns and tore apart the stores
looking for the perfect gift that any could afford
until i found and emerald that glittered like her eyes
i had a plan for that green gem, a wonderful surprise

and so i travelled to her home and much to my chagrin
were Mark and Tommy by the gate just waiting to let in
Mark did smile triumphantly and held aloft his bag
while Tommy held a sheet of paper looking tired and ragged


Fair Susan they called her
the young blacksmiths daughter
her eyes filled with laughter
and her heart filled with cheer

Three of us came forward
with intentions to court her
those that could afford her
and hold her most dear

Mark was first to offer up his token of esteem
a beautiful pearl necklace that caught the light and gleaned,
Fair Susan squealed and thanked the man it gave me quite a fright
so i stepped forward gallently to present to her my find

with a flourish i revealed a gold and emerald band
asking her to be my wife and help me rule the land
she gazed upon the wedding ring with nothing short of awe
and turned to Tommy, last of us, to see what he had brought


Fair Susan they called her
the young blacksmiths daughter
her eyes filled with laughter
and her heart filled with cheer

Three of us came forward
with intentions to court her
those that could afford her
and hold her most dear

Tommy coughed and stood on up a true and worried wreck
to see such girts beyond his means and beyond his prospects
"I have no pearls nor emeralds as presents for your hand,
I come to you, Fair Susan, as a fellow village man.

"And if you would but listen to, the words i've written here,
I have for you a promise that you may hold most dear,
and if nothing else persuades you then i will simply go
but give me just a second so you can fully know.

"Dear Susan, I love you,
and i've always loved you
i promise to be true
and stay at your side

and since we both were small
i've loved you through it all
summer winter fall
would you be my bride?"

No one spoke for quite some time, the silence dragging on,
Tommy stayed just long enough to pack then he was gone
Susan look as us, nervously, and put our gifts before
then she said 'escuse me' and then ran out the door

Young Tommy and Fair Susan were wedding in the fall
the townsfolk came to celebrate the happy pair and all
I learned that somethings can be bought, and some can be persuade
but love is best when spoken out, if you want to win the maid.


Fair Susan they called her
the young blacksmiths daughter
her eyes filled with laughter
and her heart filled with cheer

Three of us came forward
with intentions to court her
those that could afford her
and hold her most dear




Friday, January 18, 2013

She Moved Through the Fair ~ Colum


One version of the lyrics is as follows:
Verse 1
My young love said to me,
My mother won't mind
And my father won't slight you
For your lack of kine.
And she laid her hand on me
And this she did say:
It will not be long, Love,
Till our wedding day.

Verse 2
As she stepped away from me
And she moved through the fair
And fondly I watched her
Move here and move there.
And then she made her way homeward,
With one star awake,
As the swan in the evening
Moved over the lake.
Verse 3
The people were saying,
No two e'er were wed
But one had a sorrow
That never was said.
And I smiled as she passed
With her goods and her gear,
And that was the last
That I saw of my dear

Verse 4
Last night she came to me,
My dead love came in.
So softly she came
That her feet made no din.
As she laid her hand on me,
And this she did say:
It will not be long, love,
'Til our wedding day.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Westering Home to Tir Righ

Westering Home
Filk by Yasmina Laveroc

Chorus
Westering home, with a song in the air.
Light in the eye and it's goodbye to care.
Laughter o' love and a welcoming there,
Land o' my heart, my own one.

Tell me of the kingdom of the East.
Speak of the riches and joys of Northsheild-
Aye but it's grand, those Ealdamere feast,
But I long to be home in Tir Righ.
chorus
I'll travel to Caid and bask in the sun,
Up through the West, An Tir is the one.
Artmisian Libraries won't hold me long,
For I long to be home in Tir Righ
chorus
Perhaps one day I'll go to see more,
Atenveldt, azure all decked out in or,
I'll watch the tourneys and Outland wars -
But I long to be home in Tir Righ.
Chorus
Where the folks of the coast out here in the west
Are cantie and couthie and kindly the best
Here I will hie me and here I will rest,
Home in my heart in Tir Righ

Chorus x2



Monday, August 13, 2012

Roll Your Leg Over ~ Everyone


 (The Guys Lines)

 If all the young ladies were little white rabbits
I'd be a hare and I'd teach 'em bad habits

If all the young ladies were sweet fruits and berries
I'd handle their melons and nibble their cherries

If all the young girls were like fish in a pool
I'd be a shark with a waterproof tool

If all the young girls were like cows in the pasture
I'd be a bull and fill them with rapture

If all the young girls were like mares in the stable
I'd be a stallion and show them I'm able

If all the young ladies were locks on a gate
I'd be a key and insert and rotate

I wish all the girls were like statues of Venus
I'd be a Greek with a petrified penis.

If all the young ladies were little red foxes
And I were a hunter I'd shoot up their boxes

If all the young girls were like trees in the forest
And I were a woodsman, I'd split their clitoris

If all the young girls were like telephone poles
I'd be a squirrel, stuff my nuts in their holes
(opt. I'd grab my red pecker to stick in their holes)

If all the young ladies were winds of the sea
I'd be a sail and I'd let them blow me

If all the young ladies were fish in the ocean,
I'd be a shark and I'd raise a commotion.

If all the young ladies were sheep in the clover,
I'd be a ram and I'm ram them all over.

If all the young ladies were birds in their nests
I'd be an egg and lie under their breasts

If all the young girls were like coals in the stoker
I'd be a fireman and shove in my poker


If all the young ladies belonged to the Horde
I'd be a yak herd and -never- be bored!

If all the young ladies were doors of stout wood
And I were a knocker I'd bang 'em up good

If all the young ladies were singing this song
It would be twice as bawdy, and six times as long!

If all them young ladies was wheels on a car,
Then I'd be the piston and go twice as far.

If all the young ladies were bats in a steeple
And I were a bat there'd be more bats than people

If all the young ladies were bells in a tower
And I were a sexton, I'd bang every hour

If all the young ladies were built like a shoe,
I'd be a foot and do what I could do.

If all the young girls were linear spaces,
And I were a vector, I'd aim for their bases.

If Lassies were wine glasses, and filled up with rum
A rub round the lips would make them all hum!

If all them young lassies were kittens with fur
I'd give all a good reason to pppuuurrr

If all of them lassies were statues of Venus,
I'd be equipped with a petrified penis.

I wish all the ladies was little white flowers,
And I was a bee, I’d suck them for hours

I wish all the ladies were moles in the grasses
And I were a mole, I’d smell the molasses

I wish all young lasses were like wine in a glass
Then I’d get so drunk, I’d fall on my ass





 Ladies Verses

 If all the young laddies were fine silks and laces
And I were an iron, I'd sit on their faces

I wish all the laddies were like pipes in the yard,
After I drained them they'd still remain hard.

If all the young laddies were coconuts sweet
I'd suck out their juices and chew on their meat

If all the young laddies were merry go rounds
I'd mount up and we'd go up and down

If all the young laddies were big wooden stairs
They'd go up mine and I'd go down theirs

If all the young laddies were bottles of beer
I'd give good head and they'd be of good cheer

If all the young laddies were cocks in the hay
I'd be a hen and I'd have a good lay

If all them young laddies were papier-mâché -able,
I'd have them, discard them; they’re biodegradable.

If all them young laddies were firemen bold,
I’d visit their station and slide down their pole.

If all of our laddies were skins of fine wine,
I’d go after yours once I’d finished off mine.
(You let me taste yours then I’ll let you taste mine)

If all them young laddies were flowers in the soil,
I’d water their roots; for long stems I would toil.

If laddies were washcloths with soap in my tub,
I’d lather all over and have a good scrub.

If all of them laddies would set down their mugs,
I’d quench all their thirsts with one taste from my jugs.

If all the young laddies were fire that scorches,
I’d be the flame and would heat up their torches.

If all them young laddies were puppies full grown,
I’d let them know where to bury their bone.

If all the young laddies were waves in the sea,
I’d stand on the shoreline and let them pound me.

For all those young laddies attempting to woo,
Your luck will improve if you bathe and shampoo
If all them young laddies were cones of ice cream
The was that I’d lick them just might seem obscene

To all the young laddies here's a word to the wise,
The lasses love tickling but what matters is size.

If all the young laddies were butchers so sweet,
I’d swing on their hooks and I’d pound on their meat

If all the young laddies had needles for dicks,
When they gets to sewin’, you should beware their pricks.

If all the young laddies were planets in space,
And I were a rocket, I’d land on their face

If laddies were sailing in channels quite thin
I’d be the lighthouse and guide them all in

If all the young laddies were singing this song,
It'd be over too quick and be half as long...

If all the young laddies were singing this dity
it'd be twice as long, but just half as witty

If all them young laddies was milk in a cup
And I were a kitten, I’d lick them all up

If all them young laddies were economy cars,
And I were the fuel, with me they’d go far.

If laddies were watches in shiny gold cases,
Then I’d be the hands and sit on their faces

If all them young laddies were sweets and hard candy,
I’d suck on a few when I’s feeling randy

If all them young laddies were airplanes in flight,
I’d be the hanger and hold them all night

If all them young laddies were grapes in the sun,
I’d grab a big bunch; squeeze their juice one by one.

If all them young laddies were bakers of pies,
And I were the bread yeast, I’d make them all rise

If all them young laddies were potters of clay,
I’d sit on their wheels and rotate all day

If laddies were barrels of whiskey rye
I’d turn on their spigots and drink them all dry.

If laddies were clouds all fluffy and gray,
I’d be the wind and I’d blow them all day.

If all them young laddies were whales in the sea,
I’d be a minnow and let them eat me.
If all them young laddies were needles and pins
And I were the cushion, I’d hold their pricks in

If laddies were chocolates in which to indulge
I’d reach for the ones with the largest bulge

If laddies were knights in search of romances
I’d bed the ones with the longest lances

If all them young laddies were ball swinging wreckers,
We’d all be impressed by the strength of their peckers