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Sheep and Garter Raids

( Tune: "The Ballad of Ben Gay")
By Gorlan of the Red Lands, 1998

    Wanted to be a Baaad Boy
    That's what I really desired
    But at the sheep and Garter Raids
    Some ladies had conspired.

    They said they'd get the Fat Guys
    And cover them all in white.
    And try make them respectable
    Before the end of the night.

    The first they got was Michael
    He was schmoozing up the queen
    She made him her companion
    Such groveling was obscene

    The next they got was Goetz
    He wanted to get all black
    But mostly he got white ones
    He had a courtesy attack

    Helmut wanted red ones
    He planned to drive by schmooze
    But the queen gave him her garter
    So he consoled himself with booze.

    Gareth he got black ones
    I really don't know why
    Maybe because around Red Heads
    He's definitely not shy.

    But The Wench, was in top form
    At the court out did us all
    She inspected all the Scotsmen
    To make sure they were regimen-tall.

    So another Raid came to an end
    It's sad to see it over and done
    But no matter the color of garters got
    The Fat Guys all had fun.


History. The Story Behind this Song

 One of the funnest events in the kingdom. The battles are based on collecting as many sheep as you can defend. Also during the Event, the ladies can buy White, Red, or Black garters the present to Lords for acts done during the event. White ones are for courtesy and chivalry. Black ones are dastardly deeds. Red ones are for romantic deeds. Who ever collects the most of one color wins a medallion that they must wear for the next year.

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