Return-Path: <@WVNVM.WVNET.EDU:owner-ansax-l@WVNVM.WVNET.EDU> Date: Sat, 19 Feb 1994 17:45:47 -0500 Reply-To: Kris Towson Sender: ANSAXNET Discussion Forum From: Kris Towson Subject: The complete (silly) "Travelin' Band" version of Beowulf. X-To: Ansax To: Multiple recipients of list ANSAX-L Well, things were a tad slow at work so I got this finished earlier than I expected. To be sung to the tune of CCR's "Travelin' Band" Once again, my apologies to CCR... A monster named Grendel just ate another Dane Take me down to Denmark so I can win some fame I wanna move Me and my travellin Geats, ooh yeah I can beat them all Win back the mead hall Me and my travellin Geats Here we go again on a Saturday night Grendel's mother wants to take up the fight I wanna swim Me and my travellin Geats, ooh yeah Now I'm fighting under water Hope he didn't have a father Me and my travellin Geats Now I'm in Geatland, it's great to be back Gotta tell my story to my uncle Hygelac I wanna boast Me and my travellin Geats, ooh yeah Uncle, here's my treasure Use it at your leisure Me and my travellin Geats Fifty years on it was so peaceful I was bored 'Til some theif disturbed a great big dragon's hoard I'm gonna fight Me and my travellin Geats, ooh yeah He should have just left it What a silly git Me and my travellin Geats The Dragon's quite upset, all but one go run and hide Only one - Wiglaf - who will stay here by my side I'm in a fight Me and my faithful Geat Is he brave or stunned - don't care! 'Cause the Dragon singed my hair Me and my faithful Geat Back to the Dragon when I tried to run him through My sword, it just broke - should have bought a new Ginsu I wanna win Me and my faithful Geat Wiggy's shield is burnt to heck Got a big pain in my neck Me and my faithful Geat Wiglaf got the Dragon with a good stab clean and true A very nast cut from the Dragon's point of view I need a drink Me and my faithful Geat That was a battle hard I seem to be quit charred Me and my faithful Geat Hwaet! The kingdom now is safe no more evil dragon scare Dammit I just wish that I had myself an heir I wanna son Me and my faithful Geat Make a great big pyre Throw me on the fire Bury me right over there. ******************************************************************************* *Kris Towson *Uton we hycgan hwaer we ham agen ktowson@morgan.ucs.mun.ca *ond thonne gethencan hu we thider cumen kris@ganymede.cs.mun.ca * -The Seafarer