From: che238n@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au
Newsgroups: alt.comedy.british
Subject: Re: Blackadder II Closing Credit Lyrics
Date: 30 Jul 92 10:26:37 +1000
Organization: Computer Centre, Monash University, Australia

In article <92010@bu.edu>, yantosca@buast7.bu.edu (Robert Yantosca) writes:
> Has anyone been able to make out the lyrics to the minstrels songs' (which 
> are played during the closing credits)?  The minstrel is extremely high-
> pitched and I have a tremendous amount of difficulty understanding him 
> (even more so when a PBS announcer buts in).
> 
> If someone could email the information to me I would be most appreciative.
> In particular, I'm interested in the lyrics for the episodes "Bells", 
> "Potato", and "Beer".
> 
> Thanks much,
> 
> Bob Y.
> 

Here are the lyrics to all six episodes as best I can work out.

BELLS:  Sir Flashheart tweaked the Adder's beard
        From now he always shall be single
        To fall in love with boys is wierd
        Especially boys without a dingle
        Blackadder, Blackadder
        His taste is rather odd
        Blackadder, Blackadder
        The randy little sod
        Lord Flashheart, Lord Flashheart
        I wish you were the star
        Lord Flashheart, Lord Flashheart
        Is sexier by far

HEAD:   His great-grandfather was a king
        Although for only thirty seconds
        When put in charge of beheading
        He felt that fame and glory beckoned
        Blackadder, Blackadder
        No such blooming luck
        Blackadder, Blackadder
        Elizabethan schmuck
        Blackadder, Blackadder
        Nothing goes as planned
        Blackadder, Blackadder
        Life deals him a bum hand

POTATO: Sir Francis and Sir Walter had
        Discovered new worlds and new nations
        And though Blackadder thought them mad
        He tried his hand at navigation
        Blackadder, Blackadder
        He saw the oceans foam
        Blackadder, Blackadder
        He should have stayed at home
        Blackadder, Blackadder
        He heared the new world call
        Blackadder, Blackadder
        Discovered bugger all

MONEY:  Take heed the moral of this tale
        Be not a borrower or lender
        And if your finances do fail
        Make sure your banker's not a bender
        Blackadder, Blackadder
        He trusted in the church
        Blackadder, Blackadder
        It left him in the lurch
        Blackadder, Blackadder
        His life was almost done
        Blackadder, Blackadder
        Who gives a toss? No-one!

BEER:   Blackadder couldn't hold his beer
        The art of boozing he's not mastered
        And I, your merry balladeer
        Am also well and truly plastered
        (slightly drunk) Blackadder, Blackadder
        A bit like Robin Hood
        Blackadder, Blackadder
        But nothing like as good
        (very drunk) Blackadd(hic!), Blackadder
        I thought that he had died
        Blackadder, Blackadder
        Our writers must have lied

CHAINS: Beware all ye who lust for fame
        The path of life is most uncertain
        Prince Ludwig thought he'd won the game
        But now the krauts ran for a burton
        Blackadder, Blackadder
        He beat the hun by luck
        Blackadder, Blackadder
        He's smarter then a duck
        Lord Melchett, Lord Melchett
        Inteligent and deep
        Lord Melchett, Lord Melchett
        A shame about the sheep

    It took me a while to work out Chains. "Go for a burton" means to be killed
    or destroyed.

I hope this is what you wanted.

Feel free to post them with the scripts. 

If anybody can provide the words to the closing credits of The Black Seal from
the first series I would be most grateful.

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David Bromage che238n@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au
Yes your highness your highness

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