The Ballad of the Stupified Knave (Remastered x2)

up tempo, energetic, Tudor bardcore, Elizabethan folk, male vocal, uptempo, lute, hurdy-gurdy, frame drum, recorder, major key, bright and rollicking, darkly comic, tavern ballad, medieval folk, call and response

V5.5

[The Prologue]
[Spoken Intro]
Hark! I bring forth another pox-riddled creation,
Born of a mind most fevered and base,
Of one who knoweth not his station,
And wandereth dazed, with stupor on his face!

[Verse the First]
[Sung]
My whole life's span, I've craved but one poor swive,
One fleeting moment, to feel mine own self lyve!
How canst thou claim thou carest not a fig,
Whilst I, dazed and dull, must caper this vile jig?

[music stops, solo voice, no harmony] Huz! Zah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!

[The Chorus]
[Sung]
All I desired was but one humble swive,
One tiny, blameless act by which to thrive!
And when I find my fortune spent and gone,
I wander stupefied, from dusk until the dawn!
[music stops, solo voice, no harmony] Huz! Zah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!

[The Lament]
Why dost thou toy with my poor, narrow mind?
My wits are frayed; no solace can I find.
I feel the very world slip from my grasp,
And break asunder with a dying gasp!
Why dost thou mock this feeble life of mine,
As all I cherish fades like summer wine?

[The Bridge]
See now! I fathom not thy cold disdain —
Could we not settle this debt by honour's claim?
Dost thou not fear it taketh full mastery,
When I surrender to this lunacy?
I wax stupefied! "'Tis all as one," thou sayest,
Yet still I kneel before thee, sore dismayed.
[music stops, solo voice, no harmony] Huz! Zah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!

[The Verse of the Realms]
All ye who dwell within the left-hand court — swive!
All ye within the right, if thou be yet alive!
All ye poor knaves who toil the cellars underground — swive!
I find myself stupefied wherever I am bound!
All ye who pace the cold and lofty towers — swive!
All ye in wretched hovels, counting desperate hours!
And all the common folk within the public ward — swive!
I find myself stupefied, by mine own accord!

[The Chant]
Alack! — (Alas! Woh!)
Alack! — (Alas! Woh!)
Deny me not! Nay, mistress, stay thy hand!
Be not afeard of what thou canst command!

[The Outro]
Look upon my face! Search thou my very soul!
I wax stupefied, beyond mine own control!
[music stops, solo voice, no harmony] Huz! Zah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!
Look upon my face! Search thou my very soul!
I wax stupefied, beyond mine own control! [vocal break:] Huzzah-ah-ah-ah-ah!
(Step thee into my soul!)
(Step thee into my soul!)
I wax stupefied… 
[vocal break:] [music stops, solo voice, no harmony] Huz! Zah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!

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[The Prologue] [Spoken Intro] Hark! I bring forth another pox-riddled creation, Born of a mind most fevered and base, Of one who knoweth not his station, And wandereth dazed, with stupor on his face! [Verse the First] [Sung] My whole life's span, I've craved but one poor swive, One fleeting moment, to feel mine own self lyve! How canst thou claim thou carest not a fig, Whilst I, dazed and dull, must caper this vile jig? [music stops, solo voice, no harmony] Huz! Zah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! [The Chorus] [Sung] All I desired was but one humble swive, One tiny, blameless act by which to thrive! And when I find my fortune spent and gone, I wander stupefied, from dusk until the dawn! [music stops, solo voice, no harmony] Huz! Zah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! [The Lament] Why dost thou toy with my poor, narrow mind? My wits are frayed; no solace can I find. I feel the very world slip from my grasp, And break asunder with a dying gasp! Why dost thou mock this feeble life of mine, As all I cherish fades like summer wine? [The Bridge] See now! I fathom not thy cold disdain — Could we not settle this debt by honour's claim? Dost thou not fear it taketh full mastery, When I surrender to this lunacy? I wax stupefied! "'Tis all as one," thou sayest, Yet still I kneel before thee, sore dismayed. [music stops, solo voice, no harmony] Huz! Zah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! [The Verse of the Realms] All ye who dwell within the left-hand court — swive! All ye within the right, if thou be yet alive! All ye poor knaves who toil the cellars underground — swive! I find myself stupefied wherever I am bound! All ye who pace the cold and lofty towers — swive! All ye in wretched hovels, counting desperate hours! And all the common folk within the public ward — swive! I find myself stupefied, by mine own accord! [The Chant] Alack! — (Alas! Woh!) Alack! — (Alas! Woh!) Deny me not! Nay, mistress, stay thy hand! Be not afeard of what thou canst command! [The Outro] Look upon my face! Search thou my very soul! I wax stupefied, beyond mine own control! [music stops, solo voice, no harmony] Huz! Zah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Look upon my face! Search thou my very soul! I wax stupefied, beyond mine own control! [vocal break:] Huzzah-ah-ah-ah-ah! (Step thee into my soul!) (Step thee into my soul!) I wax stupefied… [vocal break:] [music stops, solo voice, no harmony] Huz! Zah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!

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