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Herewith yet another SCAdian song.....
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BLACK LEATHER DOUBLET
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-Ioseph of Locksley
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(c) copyright 1991 W.J.Bethancourt III
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(Tune: "Black Denim Trousers")
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CHORUS: He wore a black leather doublet, and great big floppy boots
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And black leather gauntlets edged in needlework and lace
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His hat was brave with feathers, his curls a master-touch
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You could tell he was a Cavalier...but you couldn't tell him much!
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His beard was trimmed quite neatly, he wore perfume in his hair
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And underneath his leather he wore silken underwear!
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He was all lace and feathers, with diamonds in his ear,
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His clothing was the envy of the local Cavaliers!
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He buckled and he swashed and his Attitude was grand
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He held the ladies of his Shire in the hollow of his hand
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His wit it was astounding, he was quick with repartee
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And serenaded all the Court with lovely roundelays
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A lady could not cross the street with a puddle in her way
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Our hero ran up boldly, and quickly saved the day
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With a cloak from someone else's back, he covered up the wet
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And walked the lady cross the street as quick as you can bet!
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I'm afraid he wasn't listening to the cry of "Hold, M'Lord!"
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And he didn't hear the growling of the evil demon Ford
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For there came a redneck pickup that was California bound
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And when the dust had cleared, all they found
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CHORUS: Were his black leather doublet, and great big floppy boots
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And black leather gauntlets edged in needlework and lace
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They found his hat and feathers, and lacy cuffs and such
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You could tell he was a Cavalier...but you couldn't tell him much!
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*
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Verse 3 echoes the old saw "An Elizabethan uses his own cloak to cover
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the puddle .... but a true Cavalier uses -someone else's- cloak ...."
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