Song Parodies -> "Saxon"

Original Song Title:

"Taxman"

Original Performer:

"Saxon"

Parody Written by:

The Lyrics

An, twegen, thrie, feower
An, twegen...

From Germania-land we came hie
So Brits now have a Heptarchy
'Cause I'm a Saxon, yeah, I'm a Saxon

A thegn I am, keep lots of thralls
And Aethel, Aelf or Aed I'm called
'Cause I'm a Saxon, yeah, I'm a Saxon

I love Beowulf and all his deeds
And the Witan's fit to rule our needs
Fam'ly gets weregild if I am slain
When we slake from horns, it's mead we drain

Saxon!
'Cause I'm a Saxon, yeah, I'm a Saxon

Yon house is wood 'cos stone's ignored
(Tally stick to reckon)
Accrued a fyrd to play some war
(Hall to hold a feast)
'Cause I'm a Saxon, yeah, I'm a Saxon

Now if suf-fix is 'thorpe' or "by' (Saxon!)
I swear it wasn't named by me (Saxon!)
'Cause I'm a Saxon, yeah, I'm a Saxon
And we're cocky 'til comes Bill the C...

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Susanna Viljanen - January 10, 2007 - Report this comment

Hmm. Should I now do "Men of Harlech" into something period? Fivers.

Tim Hall - January 10, 2007 - Report this comment

Great job as usual on an historical subject!

Paul Robinson - January 10, 2007 - Report this comment

HEY! I thought ChuckyG banned Sax parodies...OH...that was "Sex" parodies...hmmm...THAT'S what happened to those I sent in last week...uh, OK...like what Tim Hall said, nice work. 5's ~ ~ ~

alvin rhodes - January 10, 2007 - Report this comment

i woulda had better marks in history if you guys had been my teachers...great stuff here

Meriadoc - January 10, 2007 - Report this comment

Ooops! Forgot the intro explaining that "Bill the C" is the medievalist's pet name for William the COnqueror... :-)

Kristof Robertson - January 10, 2007 - Report this comment

I'm with Al...I think all history lessons should be sung! Lurnin' ain't ever bin so much fun!

Tommy Turtle - January 10, 2007 - Report this comment

Very good; now how about a translation into English?... You covered all the Angles, so I'm Teuton your horn... well-Pict OS... I adJute you three Fives, and hope you get Saxon sacks more.

Paul Robinson - January 10, 2007 - Report this comment

Mer - Geez, I thought you meant Bill Clinton....j/k...

WASP-Wasted Wayne - January 10, 2007 - Report this comment

Absolutely brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WASP-Wasted Thane - January 10, 2007 - Report this comment

Ditto W3.

Michael Pacholek - January 11, 2007 - Report this comment

William the Conqueror put an end to all that Saxon violence. Because of him, the only people who hear the words "Stamford Bridge" anymore are British historians and the occasional "football" fan.

Meriadoc - January 11, 2007 - Report this comment

Thanks everyone! And Michael, thanks for the prompt - maybe we will do a Stamford Bridge parody soon - Hardrada's bridge Dane bane, that would be a fun one... :-D

mandamoo - January 11, 2007 - Report this comment

Excellent !!!

Stuart McArthur - January 24, 2007 - Report this comment

erudite, educational, and excellent, M and P - and I just love the "And Aethel, Aelf or Aed I'm called" line - 555

Meriadoc - February 01, 2007 - Report this comment

Thanks Stu and Moo! :-)

wandlimb - February 02, 2007 - Report this comment

I miss Old English.

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