I Will Mourn My King<br>
<br>
********************<br>
<br>
_Words and Music by Andrew of Wolvenwood<br>
<br>
Source: Wolvenwords<br>
MIDI / NWC / PDF / "Original" Old English _<br>
<br>
I will mourn my King, for William has won,<br>
<br>
I will mourn my King, Harald Godwinson,<br>
O-ho, O-ho.<br>
<br>
When Hardrada came upon the North,<br>
<br>
The King called out and we rode forth,<br>
O-ho, O-ho.<br>
<br>
At Stamford Bridge, Hardrada fell;<br>
<br>
The Norse sailed home and all seemed well,<br>
O-ho, O-ho.<br>
<br>
Then southward we strove upon fey news;<br>
<br>
At Pevensy Cove, William ran loose,<br>
O-ho, O-ho.<br>
<br>
On a Hastings hill we formed our wall<br>
<br>
With sword and shield, axe and maul.<br>
O-ho, O-ho.<br>
<br>
I fought for my King, axe in hand,<br>
<br>
I fought for my King and I fought for England,<br>
O-ho, O-ho.<br>
<br>
Through arrows fletched and oaken shields<br>
<br>
I saw Harald stretched upon the field,<br>
O-ho, O-ho.<br>
<br>
A Norman sword had cleft his side;<br>
<br>
In battle stormy he did die,<br>
O-ho, O-ho.<br>
<br>
Now all folk know that Harald fell,<br>
<br>
And with him fell the realm as well,<br>
O-ho, O-ho.<br>
<br>
And now we have a bastard king,<br>
<br>
His Norman hand wears the signet ring,<br>
O-ho, O-ho.<br>
<br>
My wounds still run, they will not heal;<br>
<br>
I slew my foes yet felt their steel,<br>
O-ho, O-ho.<br>
<br>
So here die I, a Saxon proud;<br>
<br>
I follow Harald's pure white shroud,<br>
O-ho, O-ho.<br>
<br>
I will mourn my King, for William has won;<br>
<br>
I will mourn my King, Harald Godwinson,<br>
O-ho, O-ho.<br>
<br>
Back to Songbook<br>
<br>