ANST - Birthday Dirge

[Lord Larkin O'Kane]

On Fri, 17 Apr 1998 21:37:02 -0500, Beth Zimmerman <bethzimm at dallas.net>
wrote:

>Help!!  I'm looking for the verses to the Birthday Dirge.
>I'm hoping one of you kind gentels either has them or knows
>them.
>Afrena O'Dunlaing.
>
 THE SCA HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONG
 tune: "Volga Boatmen"

 Happy Birthday! (UHH!) Happy Birthday! (UHH!)
 Death and gloom and black despair
 People dying everywhere
 Happy Birthday! (UHH!) Happy Birthday! (UHH!)

 Now you are the age you are
 Your demise cannot be far

 May the candles on your cake
 burn like cities in your wake

 Burn the Castle and storm the keep
 Kill the Women but SAVE THE SHEEP!

 May your deeds with sheep and yaks
 equal those with sword and axe

 Your servants steal, your wife's untrue
 Your children plot to murder you

 They stole your gold, your sword, your house
 They stole your sheep, but not your spouse

 so you're 29 again
 don't tell lies to your good friend

 So another year has passed
 don't look now they're gaining fast!

 Black Death has just struck your town
 you yourself feel quite run-down

 We brought linen, white as cloud
 Now we'll sit and sew your shroud!

 So far death you have bypassed
 Don't look back it's gaining fast

 Fear and gloom and darkness but
 no one found out YOU KNOW WHAT

 You're a period cook, its true
 ask the beetles in the stew

 Now your jail-bait days are done
 let's go out and have some fun!

 You must marry very soon
 baby's due the next full moon

 Were I sitting in your shoes
 I'd go out and sing the blues

 Tho you're turning 29
 age to you is like fine wine

 Now you've lived another year
 age to you is like stale beer

 Long ago your hair turned grey
 now it's falling out, they say

 It's your birthday never fear
 You'll be dead this time next year

 See the wrinkles on your face
 Like the pattern of fine lace

 Indigestion's what you get
 From the enemies you 'et

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Larkin      I will not purposly offend anyone in a public forum:
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