GUY FAWKES
as sung by Arky's Toast


Guy! Guy! Guy! Stick him up on high!
Stick him on a lamp-post and there let him die!

1. A ha'penny poke to feed the bloke
A pennyworth's cheese for him to choke
A pint of beer to wash his sins
And a good old fire to roast him.

Guy! Guy! Guy! Stick him up on high!
Stick him on a lamp-post and there let him die!
All the Boys! All the Boys! God Save the King!
All the Boys! All the Boys! God Save the King!
All the Boys! All the Boys! God Save the King!
All the Boys! All the Boys! God Save the King!

2. We'll burn his body and burn his head
And then we'll say Guy Fawkes is dead
They say he had a hearty try
To blow Westminster whole sky-high.

3. As I was marching across the fields
I met a beggar blacking his heels
I asked him if he could fight
His face and beard as black as night.

4. Now give the old Guy a penny
For we know he ain't got many
If you ain't got a penny, an ha'penny will do
If you ain't got an ha'penny, God Bless You.

I found this version on an old tape by Martyn Wyndham Read and Arky's Toast and others called "Maypoles to Mistletoe" ~ does anyone know the history of this particular Guy Fawkes song??

Cheers! R-J