No more shall I wear my proud Falcon Tabard
No more shall I sing of the Saxon shield wall
No more shall I fight with the Huscarls around me
No more shall I mourn at King Godwinsson's fall.
For a full dozen years you've been like a family
Giving me laughter and easing my pain
But as I depart you my heart fills with sorrow,
For I fear that I might never see you again.
No more shall I wear my proud Falcon Tabard
No more shall I sing of the Saxon shield wall
No more shall I fight with the Huscarls around me
No more shall I mourn at King Godwinsson's fall.
To the Crown of this kingdom I owe my first fealty
Serving each Sovereign in council or war.
For my meager labors They've paid me great honors,
But now I can't earn them for I'll serve them no more.
No more shall I wear my proud Falcon Tabard
No more shall I sing of the Saxon shield wall
No more shall I fight with the Huscarls around me
No more shall I mourn at King Godwinsson's fall.
I bid now farewell to my shoulder companions
Well-tested warband, foremost in the fray
Nothing is sweeter than to join you in battle,
And nothing more bitter than to hear myself say.
No more shall I wear my proud Falcon Tabard
No more shall I sing of the Saxon shield wall
No more shall I fight with the Huscarls around me
No more shall I mourn at King Godwinsson's fall.
To friends well beloved I offer this promise
To think of you oft as this world I roam
To tell of your glory and sing of your honor
Until that great day when I come again home.
And then I shall wear my proud Falcon tabard
Again I shall sing of the Saxon Shield wall
And joyously join with the Huscarls in battle
But always I'll mourn King Godwinsson's fall.
Rule 1.1
No copies of these lyrics in font larger than 10 point (or 20 point if specific permission is given by the author) are to be brought to an official event or gathering of the SCA, Inc, unless the performer has completed at least 2/3 of the suggestions in the Steps to Memorization” section at Conditions for the Printing of Lyrics for the Songs of Andrixos / Steve Boyd