At the singaround today, Pelagie mentioned a song called "Wombat Stew," which she think is a horrible song. So, of course, I need to see it. Anybody got the lyrics?

Thread #21418   Message #228031
Posted By: John in Brisbane
14-May-00 - 10:06 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Medieval Re-enactments Song List
Subject: Medieval Re-enactments Song List

I can't find the URL again but I stumbled acrooss a site with lots of general folk lyrics, a sample of which are below. The site was devoted to those lusty types who don chain mail and broad swords and it had links to half a dozen or so similar sites. There was a zip file of 1500 lyrics which I sampled at random to locate pieces I hadn't heard of. There were lyrics which had come straight from the DT, but enough others to arouse my curiosity. What I did notice were lots of lyrics where the DT is missing tunes. I gather that lots of these songs get sung in the spare time between fighting, aleing and wenching or whatever else happens at these special events. Anyome come across these sites please? Regards, John

Wombat Song

Tune: Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire
By Mary Christmasse (Joice Brisboise)
And House Grynmoors

Wombats roasting on a bardic fire
Chimpmunks singing all the while
Hampsters flee as the Wombats they see
Cause flaming fur just ain't their style

Everybody knows
Wombats shake their head and gnash their teeth
Gnashing makes them feel all right
But once you gnash you'll be part of the stash
of Wombats roasting here tonight

The wombats came from far away
And in An Tir they said they would stay
But as you know, they've got to go
So they're roasting now and next they'll be pate.

Wombat stew you know is very good
Nibble on their little heads and feet
Wombats beware for I'll singe all your hair
There's nothin quite as good as wombat meat.