Lammas Day
Channel: Adam Tritt
Date: 2011-07-29

Lammas Day. Played on a Tenor Fluke. Honestly, the sound could be better but I have the equipment I have. 

I originally recorded this on my banjolele, but you couldn't hear me at all. 

I teach this to kids and they act the whole thing out in a circle. The best part is when they get to spit. Parents love that part.  Until the end, of course, when they all just drop into a heap. Great for stuffy UU churches.

When I do this with adults, I am kind and replace drop with stop. Easier on the joints and fewer concussions.

Here are the lyrics. 


See the llamas
Climb the mountain
On the harvest
Day they'll stomp.

High up in the
Airy Andes
Up the peaks
And down they'll jump.

See them light
The circle's candles
Without a drum
Their heads they tap.

They welcome sunlight
With their singing
And their hands
They like to clap.

To welcome in
The year's first harvest
Like the sun
Around they spin.

The lamas dressed
All in saffron
Their lovely coats
All make them grin

See the lamas
In the circle
Singing, singing
Where they sit.

When the circle
Is all over
They needs no snuffer
They just spit.

(alternative)
See the lamas
In the circle
Singing, singing
High they'll hop.

When the circle
Is all over
They don't slow down
They just drop.