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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:
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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