As I came down to Cooper's Lake
In answer to the call
I saw forty-seven Calon men
A marchin' with a wall,
Singing ded-e-i-o, sing Calontir, singin' ded-e-i-o-i-ay.
Did ya come by the Calon men
And did ya come down to stay
And did ya see King William and his men
As they marched away
Singing ded-e-i-o, sing Calontir, singin' ded-e-i-o-i-ay.
Once we were the minions
Of the Middle realm,
But now we have our own king
With a falcon on his helm,
Singing ded-e-i-o, sing Calontir, singin' ded-e-i-o-i-ay.
They winna knock our shield wall down,
They winna break it free,
But if they knock our shield wall down,
Then we will never flee.
Singing ded-e-i-o, sing Calontir, singin' ded-e-i-o-i-ay.
If this sad fate should come to pass
Then I will turn to ye,
And ye'll take yer greatsword in yer hand
And ye'll gang in with me,
Singing ded-e-i-o, sing Calontir, singin' ded-e-i-o-i-ay.
Them That were Calon brothers brave
Went in amangst the thrang
And they swapped doon the Eastern lads
With swords baith sharp and lang,
Singing ded-e-i-o, sing Calontir, singin' ded-e-i-o-i-ay.
The first stroke King William gave
The Tyger king did reel,
The second stroke King William gave
His banner he did steal.
Singing ded-e-i-o, sing Calontir, singin' ded-e-i-o-i-ay.
A cry arose among the Eastern men
As they saw their banner fall,
And we lifted it and carried it
A triumph of our walll!!
Singing ded-e-i-o, sing Calontir, singin' ded-e-i-o-i-ay.
Copyright Charles Dennison. Copyable within the Society for Creative Anachronism.