Category Archives: Renaissance Festival Lyrics

CrayfishLyrics and music traditionalArrangement by The Bedlam BardsAs Performed by The Bedlam Bards on Take Out the Trash Fisherman, fisherman, ‘fore you put to sea.Do you have a crayfish, that you would sell to me,By the wayside, AYE – Diddly … Continue reading →

Liverpool JudiesLyrics and music traditionalPerformed by Tourdion on Live at Stronghold From Liverpool to Bristol a-rovin’ I went,To stay in their country was my good intent.But drinking strong liquors like other damn fools,Soon got me transported back to Liverpool, singin’Roll, … Continue reading →

The SmugglerLyrics and music traditionalPerformed by The Jolly Rogers on Loose Cannons The boat rides south o’ Ailsa Craig in the waning o’ the lightThere’s thirty men in Lendalfoot tae mak oor burden lightAnd there’s thirty horse in Hazelholm wi’ … Continue reading →

All For Me GrogLyrics and Music TraditionalPerformed by The Poxy Boggards on Bawdy PartsPerformed by Jim Hancock on Good Companions and Rolling Home Well it’s all for me grog, me jolly jolly grogIt’s all for me beer and tobaccoFor I … Continue reading →

The Dark LadyLyrics and music Bernadette GillecePerformed by The Bedlam Bards on Furious FanciesPerformed by The Bilge Pumps on Brigands with Big’unsPerformed by The Shantyman on Pirate’s Life A fierce one-eyed man named Baron LaBonneA meaner pirate had never been … Continue reading →

None But a HarperLyrics by Peter S. Beagle, music by Gunn-McKeePerformed by The Brobdingnagian Bards on Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales “I am no king, and I am no lord,And I am no soldier at arms,” said he.“I am none but a … Continue reading →

Wild Mountain ThymeLyrics from various authors, music by Robert Tannahill Oh the summer time is comin’And the trees are sweetly bloomin’And the wild mountain thymeGrows around the bloomin’ heatherWill ye go, lassie, go And we’ll all go togetherTo pull wild … Continue reading →

Bring Me Some WhiskeyLyrics and music TraditionalPerformed by Iris & Rose on Bedtime StoriesBring me some whiskey, motherI’m feeling frisky, motherBring me a sheep for I am lonely tonightI need a lover, motherNo, not my brother, motherI need a sheep … Continue reading →

Sailor’s PrayerLyrics and music by Rod MacDonald Though my sails be torn and tatteredAnd my mast be torned aboutLet the night wind chill me to my very soulThough the spray might sting my eyeAnd the stars no light provideGive me … Continue reading →