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Sure is a Mean Shield Wall

(by Gorlan of the Red Lands, 1999)
(Tune: "Pinball Wizard" by Pete Townshend ©1969)

    Ever since I was a Squire
    Fighting wars is such a ball
    On bridges, fields, and towns
    I swing and then they fall
    Except with Calontir
    I get nowhere at all
    That Calontir Barricade
    Sure is a mean Shield Wall

    Chorus:
      It's the Calontir Shield Wall
      There's just no getting through
      The Calontir Shield Wall is going to stop you
      It's the Calontir Shield Wall
      You got to see it to believe
      The Calontir Shield Wall will make you come to grieve


    Even the Fat Guys
    Can not knock it down
    Its forty feet or wider
    And ten feet off the ground
    Charges will just bounce off
    We get nowhere at all
    That Calontir Barricade
    Sure is a mean Shield Wall

    Chorus:

    My side's all exhausted
    From trying to knock it down
    That's when they open up the wall
    And their fighters mow us down
    They're all fresh and rested
    We'll never take this town
    Because of that Calontir Barricade
    Sure is a mean Shield Wall

    Chorus:


History. The Story Behind this Song

 Pinball Wizard was on the radio, and this song came to mind. The Kingdom of Calontir is famous throughout the SCA for having a well trained and organized shield wall.

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