"Hastings 1066" genre: Folk
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	Song about the Battle of Hastings as told from the side of the Normans.
	CD: Prodigal Bard   Label: Raven Boy Music Credits: Thomas Bordeaux
	Lyrics We sailed our way 'cross the treacherous channel To confront the usurper with promises old To take England's crown or to die in the battle That the Duke should be King as King Edward foretold Twelve hours in ships as the wind blew us onward To the white cliffs of Dover, and then to the shore We saddled our horses and struck out for Hastings Where the priests told us that there was land we could hold chorus: So ride, ride, good knights of Normandy Ready your weapons and pennants so bold Carry the Pope's banner onward before you And England will fall before the winter turns cold At Hastings we waited for Harold in battle And sent him a message, his downfall foretold Duke William has sworn he will hear your death-rattle And take all of England to have and to hold Now just two weeks before at a bridge up in Stamford King Harold had sent his own brother below But now he faced William's knights armored for battle And fought us as though he were shod all in stone chorus King Harold was dead and his army was shattered As we marched out of Hastings for old London Town We circled that city for two weeks unceasing Then marched into London to see William crowned But we've word from the North the resistance is forming With traitors and rebels to Duke William's crown We'll ride down upon them and cut them back quickly And return here to London 'fore the snow hits the ground chorus

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