The Anglo-Saxons Songtext
von The Mountain Goats

We′d like to dedicate this song to our friends, the former inhabitants of the British Isles
One, two, three

They used to paint their bodies blue
A couple of 'em might be
Distantly related to you
According to Caesar

They shaved their entire bodies
Except for the upper lip
And the head
Yeah, the Anglo-Saxons
Yeah, the Anglo-Saxons


A subliterate bunch of guys
Though some sources say otherwise
Yeah, the Anglo-Saxons
Yeah, they were men on a mission

Preserving their poetry by an
Oral tradition
Yeah, oral tradition was all you′d get until Saint Augustine brought them the alphabet
Yeah, the Anglo-Saxons
Yeah, the Anglo-Saxons
Yeah, in ten sixty-five they were raging
But ten sixty-six brought the Norman invasion
Yeah, the Anglo-Saxons
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