Zounds! from Smelling Salts by Death and The Poetess

ZOUNDS! :

What remains, of a song
From long ago
Sounds and swords
No longer heard

What did you once sing?
Your cries of war
And in times of peace
Did you sing of dreams?

Ballads of love
Dripping with blood
In the halls of Queens
Ruins of majesty
Notes for Royalty

Jesters, bards and fools
That once were bold
Gone now, melted into history
Jesters, bards and fools
That once spoke bold
Their jobs, mockery and subtlety
Jesters, bards and fools
That once spun gold

What remains, of a song
From long ago
Zounds! and words

What did you once sing?
Of your knights to war
Your ships to sea
Did you sing of dreams?

Did you fight the beast?
Did you feel the heat?
Did you eat its meat? (Was it a nice cut of a beast?)
Did you drink real deep?
Did you lose the keep?
I heard jesters, bards and fools making fun of your feats
Court was in stitches
Throwing favors and treats
For the laughs you bring and the songs you sing
Jesters, bards and fools
That once spun gold!

• Acoustic
• Ukulele
• classical guitar
• crypt folk
• indie
• vaudeville
• Boston