Curse Them(Token)(Spear)

[Verse I] This be a trial, a humble assay, I strove with all my strength this day; I knew not if the thing would stand, Or crumble swift like drifting sand. So if thou hatest what I wrote, Pray spare thy venom from thy throat; Show kindness first before thou spoke, And read again what I bespoke. [Pre-Chorus] And mayhap thou couldst spare the while, And judge me not with scornful smile; Assume not straight some wicked crime, Nor paint me black before due time. I kept mine words both plain and true, I kept them light in honest hue; I showed my cards for all to see, And laboured through the night for thee. [Chorus] Ooh-ooh Aah-aah Hey-hey Ha-hah Curse them if they cannot take a jest! Curse them if they cannot take a jest! [Verse II] If softly falls the thing I made, Then let it rest where it is laid; If strange it seems or somewhat queer, Still lend thy hands a clap and cheer. I left some corners rough and wild, Unpolished as a wayward child; I said the thought that sought release, And reckoned that enough for peace. Though stumbling once or twice I stand, With open heart and trembling hand; No master plan nor perfect art, Just honest labour from the heart. [Pre-Chorus] And mayhap thou couldst spare the while, And judge me not with scornful smile; Assume not straight some wicked crime, Nor paint me black before due time. I kept mine words both plain and true, I kept them light in honest hue; I showed my cards for all to see, And laboured through the night for thee. [Chorus] Ooh-ooh Aah-aah Hey-hey Ha-hah Curse them if they cannot take a jest! Curse them if they cannot take a jest! [Bridge — Growled] Then read it slow and grant it breath, I came with peace, not sword nor death; Yet still I bore a sharpened bite, To ward the wolves that stalk the night. And if thou laughest not, so be't, I shall not count it as defeat; For still I came, for still I tried, And stood mine ground with honest pride. [Final Chorus] Ooh-ooh Aah-aah Hey-hey Ha-hah Curse them if they cannot take a jest! Curse them if they cannot take a jest! Ooh-ooh Aah-aah Hey-hey Ha-hah Let all the sour-faced critics rest— Curse them if they cannot take a jest!