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Squire, bring my armor, my sword and my destrier,
I've raised an army to break Henry's power.
South from the Humber, we'll march to the Severn,
With Douglas of Scotland, to join with Glendower.

Ready your weapons and don warlike harness,
The King rides to greet us at Shrewsbury town.
He'll pay what he owes me, or fight on the morrow,
The Blue Lion of Percy will bloody the ground.

Hal Prince of Wales, has brought forth an army
To halt us he's planning, he'll bar naught to me.
Yon rides his father, a king made by Percy
His host in the thousands, a hard fight 'twill be

So let loose your clothyards, my stout Cheshire yeomen,
The hiss of your bowstrings, 'tis soft as a sigh.
Now King's knights you've halted, so up roar the horsemen
We charge for the center, brave Douglas and I.

Lay low a sergeant, and then slay his master,
Rend through the armor, and hew clear a way.
There by the banner, a king rides before me -
I swear by my honor, 'tis his final day.

But Prince Hal has broken my right wing of battle,
And he's for his father a-whirlin' around
Now one of his yeomen has sent me an arrow,
The Blue Lion of Percy is pulled to the ground.

(softly)
Squire bring my armor, my sword and my destrier,
I'll live forever, to spite Bolingbroke.
Know then of Hotspur, who died by the Severn,
And list what was heard when Lord Percy spoke:

(rousing)
Ready your weapons and don warlike harness
The King rides to greet us at Shrewsbury town.
He'll pay what he owes me, or fight on the morrow,
The Blue Lion of Percy will bloody the ground.

Words and Music: Andrew of Wolvenwood (Andrew Pickard)
Source: Wolvenwords by Andrew of Wolvenwood (Andrew Pickard) (edited by Alix Coeurbois)

Below are preview mp3s from Calontir Songbook [Calontir Practice CD].  This CD was reportedly produced by Mathurin [Kerbusso(?)] in Forgotten Sea (Kansas City).  One of the singers is Dorus Whitecap and we recognize the voice of Simonetta [Musaragni?]. If you know anything about the production of this CD, please email us at .
 

• Various Artists
  • Calontir Songbook [Calontir Practice CD]
    • Song of the Shield Wall - Malkin Gray and Peregrynne Windrider  Time: 2:18
    • Strongest and Best - Andrixos Seljukroctonis  Time: 3:08
    • Steel Shod Dance - Andres lyon on Wolvenwood  Time: 1:37
    • Sixteen Knights - Jason of Westershire (L) / Merle Travis (M)  Time: 2:48
    • Raven Banner - Malkin Gray and Peregrynne Windrider  Time: 2:23
    • Non Nobis - Psalm 115:1 (L) / Patrick Doyle (M)  Time: 1:43
    • Leaving Song - Andrixos Seljukroctonis  Time: 4:15
    • Hotspur - Andrew Lyon on Wolvenwood  Time: 2:14
    • Hal's Song - Marcus de la Foret (L) / Trad. (M)  Time: 2:52
    • Fyrdmen on Campaign - Marcus de la Foret  Time: 2:37
    • Fruit of the Yew - James Treebull  Time: 4:31
    • For Crown and for Kingdom - Conn MacNeil  Time: 2:30
    • Strike the Drum - Mathurin Kerbusso  Time: 2:46
    • Cheer - Fernando Rodriguez de Falcon and Lyriel de la Foret (L) / Leslie Fish (T)  Time: 2:50
    • A Grazing Mace - 1st Verse: Unknown, 2-4 Jenna of Southwind (L) / Trad. (M)  Time: 3:05

We received our copy of the practice CD from Fernando Rodriguez De Falcon.

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