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Sir Jock of the Sword (Sven Bothe)

by Memory Page for Zan

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Sven performed Sir Jock as part of his set at DFDF in Hanstedt, April 2022.

lyrics

Sir Jock of the Sword

Oh, Sir Jock of the Sword is come out of the North
With his armour all burnished and bright,
From his lance hung a lamp when at night he rode forth
And it shed a most flattering light.
By his side in its sheath hung his weapon far-famed
In a loop made of silvery cord,
And wherever he went he was always acclaimed
As the valiant Sir Jock of the Sword.

Oh, sing we of battles and blood-spattered mail,
And weapons all notched and engored,
But before we do that let us hear of the tale
Of the valiant Sir Jock of the Sword.

He's an expert on armour and all types of blade,
He's been studying swords since a boy,
He can tell you the place and the time it was made
And the right kind of stroke to employ.
But the chief of his virtues is plainest to see
If tution you cannot afford,
For he'll give of his knowledge at length and for free,
The most generous Sir Jock of the Sword.

Oh, he went to a revel in all his best gear
And the ladies all swooned with delight,
And they all crowded round him his talk for to hear
And he kept them for most of the night.
When I found them next morning outside picking flowers
I asked them "Why look you so bored?"
They answered me "Sir, we have just spent four hours
With that tedious Sir Jock of the Sword!"

Oh, the King of the South to the Tourney did ride
For to face our most valiant knight;
When they sent for Sir Jock he was trying to hide
But the ladies compelled him to fight.
Now the sword of the King was incredibly long
And the blade was all pitted and scored:
- "Why, you ignorant savage, you're holding it wr--!"

The last words of Sir Jock of the Sword.

credits

released June 8, 2022
Lyrics & tune: Zander Nyrond (Zanda Myrande)

Vocals & guitar: Sven Bothe

Recorded by Steve Macdonald and Kjenjo Zickert at DFDF 2022.
Cover photo by Patricia Bothe. (Sven is the one on the left.)

Thank yous all around! :)

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Memory Page for Zan England, UK

Zanda Myrande/Zander Nyrond/Jonathan Waite/Andrew Lyng had many names. Zanda was the newest (only found in 2016) and probably the most important one.

Zan was an amazing writer, songwriter, and person, and her brain was basically an ant hill where every ant carried a book around.
She died very suddenly in July 2019, aged 63.

This page tries to collect what friends did and do with her songs. ... more

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