King Henry V's Conquest of France - Richard Thompson

King Henry lay upon his bed

bemusing on a tribute due

a tribute due from the king of France

it hadn’t been payed for so long a day

Falalala lalala falade

Oh the king he called for his lovely page

his lovely page then he called he

saying you must go to the king of France

to the king of France ride speedely

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And then away went this lovely page

this lovely page then away went he

and when he came to the king of France

Lord!

he fell down and with bending knee

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Oh my master greets you worthy sir

Ten tonnes of gold that’s his due to he

T’is due to send him this tribute home

Or in french land he soon will see

Falalala lalala falade

Oh your master is young and unturned of years

not fit to comment on my degree

And I will send him three tennis balls

that with them he might learn to play

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Oh the page he returned to the english court

what news what news cried king Henry

such news I am afraid to speak

for with this news you will never agree

Falalala lalala falade

He says you are young and unturned of years

not fit to comment on his degree

and he will send you three tennis balls

that with them you might learn to play

Falalala lalala falade

Then Henry writes to the king of France

his pen never flew so speedily

Said I will toss you some London balls

that will shake your court so grievously

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And then we marched into french land

with drums and trumps so merrily

and then bespeaks the king of France

he under comes proud king Henry

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Oh the first shot that the french men gave

they killed our english men so free

we killed ten thousand of the french

the rest of them they all ran away

Falalala lalala falade

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