Speak Medieval

[Verse 1] Rattle my birdcage, shake my tree Take out all my teeth and set them free Tickle my tonsils, pickle my tongue Grease up my geese with the fife and drum [Pre-Chorus] All those little things, they've got me in despair Here comes the chopper to chop, to chop-chop off their heads [Verse 2] I am trickster, mischief-maker Watch me put a wasp in the incubator Clock me at the docks with the stevedores We'll be trading stories with the dirty words [Pre-Chorus] All those little things, they've got me in despair Here comes the chopper to chop, to chop-chop off their heads [Chorus] And it goes on and on and on Speak medieval And we go hardy-hardy-har In the upheaval [Verse 3] Making waves with the mystery handshake Unlocking all the secrets of an ancient language Half a pound of golden treacle Of all the animals I like most You can't go wrong with a baby goat Half a pound of golden treacle Bleed the wound, prick the needle [Pre-Chorus] All those little things, they've got me in despair Here comes the chopper to chop, to chop-chop off their heads [Chorus] And it goes on and on and on Speak medieval And we go hardy-hardy-har In the upheaval (Yeah! I like that!) [Bridge] I am liar, hear me roar It's much darker than the dawn I am Lepus, myxomatosis Who put the ergot in the Hovis? And then they're doing it again They try to twist my words, man No hallelujah in the end And then they boiled my bon-bon [Pre-Chorus] All those little things, they've got me in despair Here comes the chopper to chop, to chop-chop off their heads [Chorus] And it goes on and on and on Speak medieval And we go hardy-hardy-har In the upheaval [Outro] Here comes the chopper Here comes the chopper Here comes the chopper He do it proper