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Many years back when these old oaks were young,not long after the north men had comea low and evil deed was donein the dark of the new forestin the dark of the new forest. |
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From the shores of |
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Normandy King |
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William cameto |
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Albee? and fair? king |
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Harold to slaywith greed in his heart and a scuralous? claimhe took the land for his ownhe took the land for his own. |
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Now John was a blacksmith an honest, old manhe raised up his children and he worked with his handsand his familys forge? in a patch of landin the dark of the new forestin the dark of the new forest. |
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King william rode out after his victoryto ravage the land and his hunger to feedfor hunting ground in the wessex streethe took the land for his ownhe took the land for his own. |
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But if you steal the land of an english manthen you shall know this curseyour firstborn sons warm blood will runupon the english earth. |
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Now King Williams son was called |
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Rufus the |
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Redhe took up the crown when his father was deadand he roamed the hunting grounds in his steadin the dark of the new forestin the dark of the new forest. |
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But Johns curse, it called out and |
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Lord Tirell fired lowhis arrow struck |
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Rufus with a sickening blowand he fell from his hourse to the ground belowand the land took him for its ownand the land took him for its own. |
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So if you steal the land of an english manthen you shall know this curseyour firstborn sons warm blood will runupon the english earth. |
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Many years back when these old oaks were youngnot long after the north men had comea low and evil deed was donein the dark of the new forestin the dark of the new forest. |
