Knight in rusty armour
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1. Long ago in days of old,
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there
lived a knight who wasn't quite as bold
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as a
knight should be.
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2. He rode an old grey mare called Bess,
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searchin' for a damsel in distress,
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just
to see if he could set her free.
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See the knight in rusty armour ride to her aid.
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Trusty sword is hanging at his side with a rusty blade.
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3. Up the tower steps he sneaked,
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but
as he moved his rusty armour squeaked,
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such
a mournful note.
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4. And all the sentries at their post
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thought
it must have been the castle ghost,
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they
jumped for their lives in the moat.
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So the knight in rusty armour won his fair maid.
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Had no need to draw his trusty sword with a rusty blade.
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5. As he bent to kiss his bride,
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he
found that he was rusted up inside,
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in
his battle dress, and I can guess.
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How they still got married and
had twins, they came in tins.
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Every suit of armour ever made
has a kink,
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chain
mail pants with a missing link.
(orig. = capo 4th) (Peter &
Gordon)