This is a Dark Horde song. I do not know if Yang wrote it but he 
sings it on his tape. It was for this reason that the early 
Ansteorrans did not follow the custom of bowing to the throne. 
Another custom we did not follow was shouting "Clear". The same Dark 
Horde member that shared this song also shared the fact the Dark 
Horde had convinced the Middle that the Dark Horde was full of deadly 
marshal artist and if you pulled a knife and didn't shout 
"clear" they would lose their cool and kill you. The Dark Horde 
thought this was a great joke on the SCA and the middle.

Being good Texans and Oklahomans we knew how to handle weapons and 
thought yelling "clear" was silly and out of period. We believe it 
was up the the individual putting a weapon to make sure that the 
people around him/her were safe. We had seen idiots pull out a knife 
quickly without looking around assuming that yelling "clear" was 
enough. 


The Empty Throne 
(Tune:  Brittish Grenadiers):

Some kingdoms rest on a horseshoe nail 
And some rest on the sand
Our kingdom rests on an empty throne
Tis by the king's command my lords,
Tisy by the king's command.

For the kings are but of little worth
They change from day to day 
But the symbol of an empty throne
Will stay with us always, my lords,
Will stay with us always.

Our gold is safe, our lands are safe,
And now we may take wives
There's no first night for an empty throne 
It has no need for tithes my lords,
It has no need for tithes.

We have no orb or scepter
Which our respect might claim
We'll make our oaths to an empty throne
Let it be the king in name my lords, 
Let it be the king in name.

So all hail to Sir Thaid
For he has taught us well
We'll all bow down to the empty throne
And the king can go to hell my lords,
And the king can go to hell.

(It's not on the printed copy I have, but the bard I heard sing this 
included the following as a refrain:) 
To the empty throne we call his own 
We all must bend the knee
As if the rear of the power to steer 
Sat there in dignity my lords
Sat there in dignity.
  

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