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from: matt@ctg.com (Matthew K. Williams)
date: 1997-01-28 00:00:00
subject: A modest ditty

Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 11:39:54 -0500



A modest ditty to rival 
Give Me That Real Old Time Religeon

TTTO: We wish you a Merry Christmas
By ottercat 28 January, 1997


Bast is a catty goddess
Bast is a catty goddess
Bast is a catty goddess
Prim and proper is she

Chorus:
Of pagans we sing, to you and your kin.
Pagans sing year round 
Such a joyous sound!

Thor's hammer comes back to him
Thor's hammer comes back to him
Thor's hammer comes back to him
Whenever it's thrown

Odin has two friendly ravens
Odin has two friendly ravens
Odin has two friendly ravens
Called thought and mem'ry

Lord and Lady dance the circle
Lord and Lady dance the circle
Lord and Lady dance the circle
Throughout the year

Taliesin sings with bright brow
Taliesin sings with bright brow
Taliesin sings with bright brow
About Arthur King

Finn fights with his fianna
Finn fights with his fianna
Finn fights with his fianna
For Cormac mac Airt

Freya has a golden necklace
Freya has a golden necklace
Freya has a golden necklace
Called Brasingamin

Sidhartha is the Buddha
Sidhartha is the Buddha
Sidhartha is the Buddha
Called Guatanama

Yggdrasil is an ash tree
Yggdrasil is an ash tree
Yggdrasil is an ash tree
Spanning the worlds

Krishna is avatar seven
Krishna is avatar seven
Krishna is avatar seven
Of Lord Vishnu

Brigit swings her hammer
Brigit swings her hammer
Brigit swings her hammer
At her forge

Pan chases all the dryads
Pan chases all the dryads
Pan chases all the dryads
And everyone else

Heracles' strength is mighty
Heracles' strength is mighty
Heracles' strength is mighty
He laboured twelve times

Hera's a jealous goddess
Hera's a jealous goddess
Hera's a jealous goddess
Married to Zeus

Achilles' arms were mighty
Achilles' arms were mighty
Achilles' arms were mighty
But his ankle was weak

Lugh excelled at everything
Lugh excelled at everything
Lugh excelled at everything
With his long arm

Cuchulain met Morrigan
Cuchulain met Morrigan
Cuchulain met Morrigan
And tupped her but good 

A Banshee's a lady
A Banshee's a lady
A Banshee's a lady
With a shrill piercing voice

This song could go on forever
This song could go on forever
This song could go on forever
Unless we stop here (1)

(1) chorus not sung for last verse
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Please feel free to add verses--I'd like it to grow as large as Old Time
Religion. ;-)

Blessings!
otter

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