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Good King Wenceslas

Campervan Von Bigglesworth
Gordon Banks

I know where you live!

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Good King Wenceslas Dec 11, 2015 11:18:40 GMT Revolver Ocelot, JonesInAMillion, and 5 more like this

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Post by Campervan Von Bigglesworth on Dec 11, 2015 11:18:40 GMT

For many years, there has been an undercurrent of unease in this song. Why was there an old man in the kings garden? Collecting firewood was the explanation, but in the next sentence the kings vassal says the man lives "a good league hence" which is around three miles, but it its also explained that the old man lives "right against the forest fence", i.e. he lives right next to a forest, so why is he in the castle grounds when he has an entire forest next to his house. It just doesnt add up. In my view, he was a thieving gypo looking to steal stuff from the kings shed . So I re-write the hymn a little. Sing along everyone...

“What’s that you’re telling me he lives, Right next to a big forest,
Then what’s he doing in my back yard upon his firewood forage?
He’s probably on reconnaissance, for the local reavers,
Or he is a thieving git, trying to deceive us – us.”

“Rouse the guard and chase him off, with some fearsome dogs,
He should be in his own back yard, looking for his logs.
Get out there now and give to him, my advice so blunt,
He’s either short of a full deck or he’s a stupid c**t”.

“Sire if you give him lots of food, and then he’ll surely like ye”
“He’s getting fuck all” said the King, “for he’s thieving pikey”.
“Fetch my shotgun and some flares, and not some fucking vittals
He shall have his Christmas wares, inside a hospital-al-al”.

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RickyFullerBeer Mark Stein Posts: 7,488 Likes: 2,335	Good King Wenceslas Dec 11, 2015 12:08:14 GMT via mobile Campervan Von Bigglesworth likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RickyFullerBeer on Dec 11, 2015 12:08:14 GMT Superb
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Revolver Ocelot Mark Stein I am Shalashaska, also called... Revolver Ocelot Posts: 5,366 Likes: 1,266	Good King Wenceslas Dec 11, 2015 12:11:24 GMT Campervan Von Bigglesworth likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Revolver Ocelot on Dec 11, 2015 12:11:24 GMT Splendid
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Time4aPINT Gordon Banks The good doctor He was a wise man who invented beer. -Plato Posts: 11,016 Likes: 3,393	Good King Wenceslas Dec 11, 2015 12:56:07 GMT Campervan Von Bigglesworth likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Time4aPINT on Dec 11, 2015 12:56:07 GMT Marvellous
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JonesInAMillion Mark Stein Posts: 6,751 Likes: 2,107	Good King Wenceslas Dec 11, 2015 20:15:04 GMT Campervan Von Bigglesworth likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by JonesInAMillion on Dec 11, 2015 20:15:04 GMT A rare example of the cover being better than the original.
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Revolver Ocelot Mark Stein I am Shalashaska, also called... Revolver Ocelot Posts: 5,366 Likes: 1,266	Good King Wenceslas Dec 11, 2015 22:44:19 GMT Campervan Von Bigglesworth and The Funkasaurus like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Revolver Ocelot on Dec 11, 2015 22:44:19 GMT "All along the watchtowered it" you could say.
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The Turtle Ricardo Fuller Where are you going - this work has not yet reached cessation Posts: 4,510 Likes: 3,048	Good King Wenceslas Dec 11, 2015 22:58:23 GMT Campervan Von Bigglesworth likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by The Turtle on Dec 11, 2015 22:58:23 GMT Excellent analysis of a traditional Christmas fave. Spot on.
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Campervan Von Bigglesworth Gordon Banks I know where you live! Posts: 14,016 Likes: 3,505	Good King Wenceslas Dec 5, 2016 11:07:51 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Campervan Von Bigglesworth on Dec 5, 2016 11:07:51 GMT Its that time of year again for the Good King to repel the wood thieving coffin dodger.
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