When the Bards Are Bored
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When the bards are bored and the court is long
They might then decide to write a song And they'll look at all that they can see To pick out their target with glee Well the bardic gaze is a thing to fear All your virtues and your flaws made clear And whatever be your funny wrong Now known forever in their song Ohhhhh, it's the boredom of the bards It's a twing, and twang, and unwitting word fame Ohhhhh, beware the boredom of the bards Now the Irish knew to fear the bard Against satire they would be on guard For they knew your life is in your name And feared the wrong infamy fame But the lucky isle only did expect Satire exchanged for disrespect So for them it wasn't all that hard To dodge the eyes and voices of the bard Ohhhhh, it's the boredom of the bards It's a twing, and twang, and unwitting word fame Ohhhhh, beware the boredom of the bards But in the SCA it's a harder fate To avoid leaving out some bardic bait For they're out there watching one and all At each misspeak and great pratfall For the bardic gaze is a hungry one And their endless writing's never done So at any given time or date Your name could end up on their plate Ohhhhh, it's the boredom of the bards It's a twing, and twang, and unwitting word fame Ohhhhh, beware the boredom of the bards And they don't even do it to be mean They simply tell the tales that they have seen But thanks to their unceasing eye You might end up as hey that guy For art is life and life is art And no one plays a perfect part So the bards will sing of all they glean Be you peasant or the king or queen. Ohhhhh, it's the boredom of the bards It's a twing, and twang, and unwitting word fame Ohhhhh, beware the boredom of the bards So when the bards are bored and the court is long I might then decide to write a song And I'll look at all that I can see And I dare you now to sing of me Ohhhhh, it's a challenge to the bards It's a twing and a twang, and unwitting word fame Ohhhhh, I challenge all the bards |
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