LILAC SUNDAY BALLAD



Twas on a Lilac Sunday

In the year of '86

Newtowne went out a-tourin'

With it's hankies and it's sticks

Unto the Arboretum

Where they awaited their big chance

To impress the other Morris teams

With the Upton-on-Severn dance



Some went right and some went left

And some went up and down

Some were doing back to backs

And others doing rounds

Heads were knocked and knuckles smashed

And the audience they swore

they'd never seem a Morris team

Dance quit that way before

Dave Stryker was the number one

A brave and valiant lad

To dance impressive Morris

Was a passion that he had

He gave it a few seconds

And thought "what the hell"

Instead of calling figures

I'll just give a macho yell



Now Stryker's sense of Morris

It was second to none

And it would have been impressive

Had the dance been smartly done

But he made one grievous error

Understandable but true

He thought if Newtowne danced a dance

It was a dance they knew



The men danced the first figure

And they danced it rather well

With their ribbons fluttering in the air

And the jingling of their bells

Then came the second figure

And they awaited Strkyer's call

And Dave threw back his head

And bellowed "Hanabuajall!"



But Dave was not discouraged

He didn't give up yet

He knew that deep down inside them

There was good stuff in this set

"Perhaps if I yell louder

They will get the right idea"

So when the next figure came around

He yelled "Mgzuhdea"



The men they were embarrassed

The men they were ashamed

But after several pints of beer

Their spirits they regained

They even forgave Stryker

But one thing has changed, it's true

When Newtowne dances Upton

Stryker dances number two



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