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Thread #132627 Message #3016313
Posted By: GUEST,JB - Nobody's Bard
26-Oct-10 - 07:32 PM
Thread Name: Music for Halloween
Subject: Lyr Add: WITH HER HEAD TUCKED UNDERNEATH HER ARM
Have to be "Ghost Ballads" by Dean Gitter for me. Which incidentally includes "Skin & Bones" & a great version of "The Unquiet Grave" as well as the wonderful "Anne Boleyn"
Now in the Tower of London, large as life, The ghost of Anne Boleyn walks, I declare. Now Anne Boleyn was once King Henry's wife, Until he had his headsman bob her hair. Ah yes, he did her wrong long years ago, And back she comes each night to tell him so.
With her 'ead tucked underneath her arm, She walks the bloody Tower, With her head tucked underneath her arm, At the midnight hour.
Now when she goes to Henry, she for telling him what's for Gadzooks, she's going to tell him off, for spilling of her gore. And just in case the headsman wants to give her an encore, She got her head tucked underneath her arm.
With her 'ead tucked underneath her arm, She walks the bloody Tower, With her head tucked underneath her arm, At the midnight hour.
Now sometimes gay ol' King Henry throws a spread, For all his pals and gals, a ghastly crew, The 'eadsman carves the joint and cuts the bread, When in walks Anne Boleyn to queer the do. She holds her head up with a wild war whoop, And Henry says "take care! Don't you drop it in the soup!"
With her 'ead tucked underneath her arm, She walks the bloody Tower, With her head tucked underneath her arm, At the midnight hour.
Now the sentries thinks that Ann is carrying in a rugby ball, When dinners done they push the chairs & tables to the wall, And then they'll choose up sides & kick the queen about the hall With her head tucked underneath her arm .
With her 'ead tucked underneath her arm, She walks the bloody Tower, With her head tucked underneath her arm, At the midnight hour.
Along the murky corridors for miles & miles she goes She often catches cold for it is cold there when it blows & it's awfuklly awkward for the queen to have to blow her nose With her head tucked underneath her arm .
With her 'ead tucked underneath her arm, She walks the bloody Tower, With her head tucked underneath her arm, At the midnight hour.