The King's Lost Crown

By Lady Brynna of Aelfstanbury
Learned From Ioseph of Lockley
To the tune of The Old Dun Cow
Some Friends And I At The War Last Year
Were Drinking Quite A Bit Of Ale
When Into The Tent A Squire Ran
His Face all Drawn And Pale
"What's Wrong" Says John "Was The War Called Off?"
"Has The Pennsic Inn Burned Down ?"
"Your Bleeding Inn Be Buggered" Says He
"The King Has Lost His Crown"

"What Ho" Says John "Here's A Bit Of Sport,
And I Don't Think You'll Mind
Let's Search The Camp If The Crown's Not There
Then Who Knows What We'll Find!"
So We All Took Off On Our Grand Old Hunt
To Find The King's Gold Crown
And We Took The Camp By The Ears That Night
And Turned It Upside Down

Well There We Were Clad In Fur
The Tuchux Could Not Spare
"More, More", The Ladies Cried
While They Stood Around All Bare
And That's Just Part Of The Loot We Got
The King Shouted "Where's My Crown"
That's The Only Thing We Couldn't Find
When The Camp Turned Upside Down
Well James Went Looking Thru The Horde's Big Camp
And Their Standard Took His Eye
When They Found It Gone, For The Very First Time
We Saw A Mongol Cry
For The Heck Of It We Searched The Inn
And Every Drink To The Dregs
But We Couldn't Find The Bloody Crown
Though We Emptied All The Kegs

Well, There Was John, Pink Gown On
And James In The Khan's Fur Hat
"Hold, Hold", The Marshals Cried
"You Can't Fight A War Like That"
Oh Who Gives A Damn, It's All A Game
The King Shouted "Where's My Crown "
That's The Only Thing We Couldn't Find
When The Camp Turned Upside Down
And Then There Came A Frightful Scream
Squire John Beat A Fast Retreat
He Came Running From The Ladies Shower
His Face Red Like A Beet
Well The Queens Got Miffed And Called The Knights
And They Chased Us Round And Round
We Were Having Quite A Merry Old Brawl
When The Crown Was Finally Found

Well There Was The Crown, Upside Down
Along With The King 's Royal Breeks
"Oh No", The King Exclaimed
"I Left Them Down By The Creek"
So We Fetched Them Back To Our Royal Liege
But Little Thanks We Got I Fear
"Ah Boys", He Said, As He Put Them On
"Do You Think You Could Find Some Beer?"
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