Funny Christian History Songs

[Lightknight]

A guest speaker filled in for my professor last night and had us sing a song. I thought it was pretty comical and surprisingly informative. Do you guys have any more examples of such? Please remember, this is neither a music forum nor a humor forum so remember that it has to have Church History in it in some way or another.


The Reformation Polka:
Papal Bulls, Indulgences, and transubstantiation
Speak your mind against them and face
Excommunication
Nail your thesis to the door, let's start
a reformation.
Papal Bulls, Indulgences, and transubstantiation.

This is all that was written on the board for us to sing, he sand the other verses. If you have the rest please feel free to post it too.

[Insane Drummer]

Reformation polka.. Thats, strange.

[Ted Logan]

Did you sing it to the tune of "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"?

[Athanasius]

I sang the Reformation Polka this year for our seminary's entertainment night thingy....people ATE IT UP!

When I was just ein junger Mann I studied canon law;
While Erfurt was a challenge, it was just to please my Pa.
Then came the storm, the lightning struck, I called upon Saint Anne,
I shaved my head, I took my vows, an Augustinian! Oh, -

-Chorus:
Papal bulls, indulgences, and transubstantiation -
Speak your mind against them and face excommunication!
Nail your theses to the door, let's start a Reformation!
Papal bulls, indulgences, and transubstantiation!

When Tetzel came near Wittenberg, St. Peter's profits soared,
I wrote a little notice for the All Saints' Bull'tin board:
"You cannot purchase merits, for we're justified by grace!
Here's 95 more reasons, Brother Tetzel, in your face!" Oh-

-Chorus:
Papal bulls, indulgences, and transubstantiation -
Speak your mind against them and face excommunication!
Nail your theses to the door, let's start a Reformation!
Papal bulls, indulgences, and transubstantiation!

They loved my tracts, adored my wit, all were exempleror;
The Pope, however, hauled me up before the Emperor.
"Are these your books? Do you recant?" King Charles did demand,
"I will not change my Diet, Sir, God help me here I stand!" Oh-

-Chorus:
Papal bulls, indulgences, and transubstantiation -
Speak your mind against them and face excommunication!
Nail your theses to the door, let's start a Reformation!
Papal bulls, indulgences, and transubstantiation!

Duke Frederick took the Wise approach, responding to my words,
By knighting "George" as hostage in the Kingdom of the Birds.
Use Brother Martin's model if the languages you seek,
Stay locked inside a castle with your Hebrew and your Greek! Oh-

-Chorus:
Papal bulls, indulgences, and transubstantiation -
Speak your mind against them and face excommunication!
Nail your theses to the door, let's start a Reformation!
Papal bulls, indulgences, and transubstantiation!

Let's raise our steins and Concord Books while gathered in this place,
And spread the word that 'catholic' is spelled with lower case;
The Word remains unfettered when the Spirit gets his chance,
So come on, Katy, drop your lute, and join us in our dance! Oh-

-Chorus:
Papal bulls, indulgences, and transubstantiation -
Speak your mind against them and face excommunication!
Nail your theses to the door, let's start a Reformation!
Papal bulls, indulgences, and transubstantiation!

[Lightknight]

YES!!! that's it. And I believe it was sung to the "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" tune. What a great song. :)

[Insane Drummer]

You MUST record yourself singing that. I beg thee.

[Lightknight]

You MUST record yourself singing that. I beg thee. Just to be clear on this, you must be talking to Athanasius. :) I only did this once in class and would be bound to mess it up. And I can't record in MP3's anymore for some unknown reason. So take it away Athanasius. Please :)

[ICTHUS]

So come on, Katy, drop your lute, and join us in our dance! Oh-

Here, I quote St. Thomas More, martyred at the hands of King Henry VIII, when he said,

"If God had wanted to reform His Church, he would not send an Augustinian friar out of the bed of a nun!"

[Lightknight]

Here, I quote St. Thomas More, martyred at the hands of King Henry VIII, when he said,

"If God had wanted to reform His Church, he would not send an Augustinian friar out of the bed of a nun!" And if God wanted His word to be known He wouldn't have chosen a murderor of Christians to write it. Or had He wanted His church to spread He wouldn't have used a church of incest to do so. If God wanted His church to be spread throughout the world He wouldn't have used tax collectors and fishermen. Of couse, that's what the Pharisees said. Sad to see us coming full circle again...

[ICTHUS]

And if God wanted His word to be known He wouldn't have chosen a murderor of Christians to write it. Or had He wanted His church to spread He wouldn't have used a church of incest to do so. If God wanted His church to be spread throughout the world He wouldn't have used tax collectors and fishermen. Of couse, that's what the Pharisees said. Sad to see us coming full circle again...

Ah, but have you read any of Luther's lewd works in which he condones such things as polygamy for Christians? He condoned immorality right up until the end of his life.

St. Thomas' point in saying that if God had wanted to reform His Church, He would not send an Augustinian friar out of the bed of a nun, was that Luther tempted a nun to leave her calling and then had relations with a woman whose virginity was consecrated by a sacred oath, to God Almighty. He remained in his sins even after his conversion.

[Lightknight]

Ah, but have you read any of Luther's lewd works in which he condones such things as polygamy for Christians? He condoned immorality right up until the end of his life.

St. Thomas' point in saying that if God had wanted to reform His Church, He would not send an Augustinian friar out of the bed of a nun, was that Luther tempted a nun to leave her calling and then had relations with a woman whose virginity was consecrated by a sacred oath, to God Almighty. He remained in his sins even after his conversion. Shh... don't tell King David that God won't use someone with such sexual immorality to do His work. Once again, the church that was involved in incest sounds a whole lot worse. Though, you're right, I do not condone his actions. That doesn't mean that what he said was wrong.

[ICTHUS]

So do you agree that Katherine von Whatsherface and Martin Luther had an illicit marriage? I mean, Katherine had consecrated herself to holy virginity with a solemn vow...which she had not been released from by the relevant ecclesiastical authorities.

[Lightknight]

So do you agree that Katherine von Whatsherface and Martin Luther had an illicit marriage? I mean, Katherine had consecrated herself to holy virginity with a solemn vow...which she had not been released from by the relevant ecclesiastical authorities. Well, there are special cases according to Paul in 1 Corinthians 7:1-2 we should marry to qualm the temptation of immorality. The Bible says that it is better for one to remain single and celebate. But if you are tempted then you should get married. I couple what I'm saying with St. John Chrysostom's 19th homily.

[ICTHUS]

Well, there are special cases according to Paul in 1 Corinthians 7:1-2 we should marry to qualm the temptation of immorality. The Bible says that it is better for one to remain single and celebate. But if you are tempted then you should get married. I couple what I'm saying with St. John Chrysostom's 19th homily.

True, but the issue here is that she made a vow to God to keep her virginity intact. She broke it by marrying Luther.

[Athanasius]

True, but the issue here is that she made a vow to God to keep her virginity intact. She broke it by marrying Luther.
And Luther made the same vow when he was ordained. I guess they're double damned. The celibacy of the clergy is wrong in the eyes of the Protestant reformers...and further more not called for by the Bible.

Under the banner of Sola Scriptura, their consciences were cleared of the issue (ala Peter and food). If I vowed to God that I would forever eat only shell fish because my church says that's the way it's gotta be...and then I find out that His Word doesn't command such...I don't believe I'd be bound to that oath (and those who invented the teachings that made me take it would be held responsible)...

The point is that it wasn't "holy virginity", it was man-made religious bondage.

It's Katherina von Bora, BTW.

[WooTang]

Did you sing it to the tune of "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"?This reminds me of a song we sang in my Church History class at Southern Seminary called the Christological Hymn. Like to here it? Here it goes.

Super Christologogical and homoousios
Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious
You can always count on it to amalgamate your gnosis
Super Christologogical and homoousios

Um-diddle-diddle-diddle-Um-diddle-aye
Etc.

[Athanasius]

This reminds me of a song we sang in my Church History class at Southern Seminary called the Christological Hymn. Like to here it? Here it goes.

Super Christologogical and homoousios
Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious
You can always count on it to amalgamate your gnosis
Super Christologogical and homoousios

Um-diddle-diddle-diddle-Um-diddle-aye
Etc.
WooTang, can you get me the full lyrics to that? I'd love ya forever! :D

[+Donny]

I know they have a skit, but does Monty Python have a song for the Inquisition?

[Lightknight]

True, but the issue here is that she made a vow to God to keep her virginity intact. She broke it by marrying Luther. Are you saying that God doesn't use the damned? Point and case, Balaam.

Heck, do you even realise just how much mess the early churches got into? Man, among the list is incest. How much lower can you get. And Yet God used those churches to make what we have today.

[Lightknight]

And Luther made the same vow when he was ordained. I guess they're double damned. The celibacy of the clergy is wrong in the eyes of the Protestant reformers...and further more not called for by the Bible.

Under the banner of Sola Scriptura, their consciences were cleared of the issue (ala Peter and food). If I vowed to God that I would forever eat only shell fish because my church says that's the way it's gotta be...and then I find out that His Word doesn't command such...I don't believe I'd be bound to that oath (and those who invented the teachings that made me take it would be held responsible)...

The point is that it wasn't "holy virginity", it was man-made religious bondage.

It's Katherina von Bora, BTW.Yes, exactly.


By the way, what is the biblical virginity? I assure you, if you have been reading St. John Chrysostom's homilies you would know that the chief difference between a virgin and someone who is not one is the cares of this world. Sarah was considered a virgin, because her marriage was not one of fleshly desires. So, it is possible for Katy to marry Luther and not renounce her vows.

[Lightknight]

Athanasius still hasn't sung the song for us :(

[ICTHUS]

Under the banner of Sola Scriptura, their consciences were cleared of the issue (ala Peter and food). If I vowed to God that I would forever eat only shell fish because my church says that's the way it's gotta be...and then I find out that His Word doesn't command such...I don't believe I'd be bound to that oath (and those who invented the teachings that made me take it would be held responsible)... My point is she made a free choice to enter into that state of religious life, and made a vow to God that she would remain in that state. Only God can absolve her of that vow.

[ICTHUS]

And Luther made the same vow when he was ordained. I guess they're double damned. The celibacy of the clergy is wrong in the eyes of the Protestant reformers...and further more not called for by the Bible. 1 Cor 7:1

Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good for a man not to marry.[1]

Not called for the Bible, eh? I'd say "It is good for a man not to marry" is a pretty clear antithesis to that.

Under the banner of Sola Scriptura, their consciences were cleared of the issue (ala Peter and food). Let's turn that around. "Under the banner of Sola Scriptura, Modalists deny the Trinity. :D
The point is that it wasn't "holy virginity", it was man-made religious bondage. They made a choice, with their free will, to enter into that state. If they were forced at swordpoint to make that vow, then it would be bondage. There was no coercion, therefore it wasn't bondage.

[+Donny]

My guess would be that they were deceived into thinking that such a vow had biblical warrant. If it did not, then the vow/contract could be said to be illegitimate.

This should probably go to theology, though.

[ICTHUS]

My guess would be that they were deceived into thinking that such a vow had biblical warrant. If it did not, then the vow/contract could be said to be illegitimate. Actually, assuming people back then made vows of chastity for the same reason the modern Catholic Church does, it was to dedicate themselves more fully to the Lord's work. Also, St. Paul says that it is better for a man to remain unmarried, as shown above.

[+Donny]

He said so in regards to the then "present distress", the persecution of the Church. While it can be said to still be applicable in some cases (some people do not marry to have more time to serve the Church), 1 Corinthians 7's endorsement of unmarried life does not have the same widespread applicability in places where the Church is not persecuted like it was then (America, for example).

[ICTHUS]

He said so in regards to the then "present distress", the persecution of the Church. While it can be said to still be applicable in some cases (some people do not marry to have more time to serve the Church), 1 Corinthians 7's endorsement of unmarried life does not have the same widespread applicability in places where the Church is not persecuted like it was then (America, for example).

*sigh* I will add, in finality, that Christ was celibate. Since the Christian priesthood act 'in persona Christi' to the people of God, it makes sense that they would emulate Christ in every way possible for their own ministry.

In closing, though, I would add that celibacy is not a doctrine of the Church, it is a discipline. It could be changed, although I doubt it would be since it's such an ancient discipline. Eastern Catholic priests may marry, although their bishops are always chosen from among the celibate.

[+Donny]

*sigh* I will add, in finality, that Christ was celibate. Since the Christian priesthood act 'in persona Christi' to the people of God, it makes sense that they would emulate Christ in every way possible for their own ministry.

That argument makes no sense. We are all supposed to emulate Christ.

Furthermore, to what extend does this go?

[ICTHUS]

That argument makes no sense. We are all supposed to emulate Christ. True, but not all are called to make such a sacrifice as celibacy.

[Lightknight]

True, but not all are called to make such a sacrifice as celibacy. This is correct. NOw, I know I'm not mod here. But get back on topic.

[Insane Drummer]

Lol, I think we may need Protestent History and Catholic History forums soon.

[Wheatmeister]

*sigh* I will add, in finality, that Christ was celibate. Since the Christian priesthood act 'in persona Christi' to the people of God, it makes sense that they would emulate Christ in every way possible for their own ministry.
At the risk of sounding like I give creedence to the Gnostic Gospels, which I don't, can you offer any proof of Christ's celibacy. And I don't really buy a non-mention of marriage as proof.

[Lightknight]

Lol, I think we may need Protestent History and Catholic History forums soon. Actually, Catholic Church history is our (Protestant) history. Only after the split does our history diverge. So that division wouldn't be feasible. Might as well have a history forum for every denomination if you're going to do that.

[Lightknight]

At the risk of sounding like I give creedence to the Gnostic Gospels, which I don't, can you offer any proof of Christ's celibacy. And I don't really buy a non-mention of marriage as proof. The Bible says it is better not to marry.

1Cr 7:36 But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of [her] age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry.
1Cr 7:37 Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.
1Cr 7:38 So then he that giveth [her] in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth [her] not in marriage doeth better.

It isn't a sin to marry. But wouldn't Jesus do what is better?

Also, we are the bride of Christ. Why would he be married to someone else?

[Wheatmeister]

The Bible says it is better not to marry.

1Cr 7:36 But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of [her] age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry.
1Cr 7:37 Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.
1Cr 7:38 So then he that giveth [her] in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth [her] not in marriage doeth better.

It isn't a sin to marry. But wouldn't Jesus do what is better?
I may be wrong, and I don't have a Bible handy, but isn't this one of those passages where Paul said it was his opinion that it was better to marry than to burn? If so, this falls because while Paul was a Godly man, one man's opinion(that man not being Jesus of course) does not a condemnation of marriage make.

Also, we are the bride of Christ. Why would he be married to someone else?
Literal v. allegorical. I didn't don a white gown at my baptism, but that doesn't mean I'm not the bride of Christ. I'm still not entirely convinced.

[Lightknight]

I may be wrong, and I don't have a Bible handy, but isn't this one of those passages where Paul said it was his opinion that it was better to marry than to burn? If so, this falls because while Paul was a Godly man, one man's opinion(that man not being Jesus of course) does not a condemnation of marriage make.


Literal v. allegorical. I didn't don a white gown at my baptism, but that doesn't mean I'm not the bride of Christ. I'm still not entirely convinced. I do this because you have no Bible present. This is not an opinion of Paul but him answering questions.

1Cr 7:1 Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: [It is] good for a man not to touch a woman.
1Cr 7:2 Nevertheless, [to avoid] fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
1Cr 7:3 Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.
1Cr 7:4 The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.
1Cr 7:5 Defraud ye not one the other, except [it be] with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.
1Cr 7:6 But I speak this by permission, [and] not of commandment.
1Cr 7:7 For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.
1Cr 7:8 I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
1Cr 7:9 But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
1Cr 7:10 And unto the married I command, [yet] not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from [her] husband:
1Cr 7:11 But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to [her] husband: and let not the husband put away [his] wife.
1Cr 7:12 But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.
1Cr 7:13 And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.
1Cr 7:14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.
1Cr 7:15 But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such [cases]: but God hath called us to peace.
1Cr 7:16 For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save [thy] husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save [thy] wife?
1Cr 7:17 But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.
1Cr 7:18 Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.
1Cr 7:19 Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.
1Cr 7:20 Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.
1Cr 7:21 Art thou called [being] a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use [it] rather.
1Cr 7:22 For he that is called in the Lord, [being] a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, [being] free, is Christ's servant.
1Cr 7:23 Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.
1Cr 7:24 Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.
1Cr 7:25 Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.
1Cr 7:26 I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, [I say], that [it is] good for a man so to be.
1Cr 7:27 Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.
1Cr 7:28 But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.
1Cr 7:29 But this I say, brethren, the time [is] short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;
1Cr 7:30 And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;
1Cr 7:31 And they that use this world, as not abusing [it]: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
1Cr 7:32 But I would have you without carefulness. <b><u>He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:
1Cr 7:33 But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please [his] wife.</b></u>
1Cr 7:34 There is difference [also] between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please [her] husband.
1Cr 7:35 And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.
1Cr 7:36 But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of [her] age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry.
1Cr 7:37 Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.
1Cr 7:38 So then he that giveth [her] in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth [her] not in marriage doeth better.
1Cr 7:39 The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
1Cr 7:40 But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.

Now, pay ultra close attention to the part I bolded and underlined. Tell me now, was Jesus married? No. Also, this talk is meaningless because even if I didn't have scripture to back me up, which I do, you don't have ANYTHING at all to back up you.

[ICTHUS]

Okay, as Mod I'm going to step in and ask that we shift this thread back to it's original purpose...which was...what, exactly? :whoa:

[Insane Drummer]

Um.. Insulting Gavin? No it was funny Christian hitory songs.

[Lightknight]

Um.. Insulting Gavin? No it was funny Christian hitory songs.lol, you guys like the former topic though :p.

How about "This little light of mine" I always kinda found it funny.

[Insane Drummer]

It has no relevence to Church History... So it does not count. :p

[BillSPrestonEsq]

Here, I quote St. Thomas More, martyred at the hands of King Henry VIII, when he said,

"If God had wanted to reform His Church, he would not send an Augustinian friar out of the bed of a nun!"

And if God wanted to form a church, he would not use a supposed bastard child accused of blasphemy from nazereth now would he?

[ICTHUS]

And if God wanted to form a church, he would not use a supposed bastard child accused of blasphemy from nazereth now would he? It just so happens that that supposed 'bastard child' was the Word Incarnate, which I highly doubt Luther could claim for himself. ;)

I'm ending this tangent. Any further off topic posts will be deleted. Thank you.

[BillSPrestonEsq]

I take it you realize that your position is indefensible as you posted an ill thought out ad-hominem?

[Lightknight]

I take it you realize that your position is indefensible as you posted an ill thought out ad-hominem?
Look, guys, it doesn't matter. Look at the people Jesus used. Look at how society viewed them. Don't forget also what we've been forgiven of. How dare any of us condemn another.

[ICTHUS]

I take it you realize that your position is indefensible as you posted an ill thought out ad-hominem?

No, I still think that Luther didn't reform the Church, as he thought - St. Thomas merely put my sentiments into wittier words than I could have. ;)

[ICTHUS]

The Pelagian Drinking Song!

Song of the Pelagian Heresy for the Strengthening of Men's Backs
and the very Robust Out-thrusting of Doubtful Doctrine and the
Uncertain Intellectual.


Pelagius lived at Kardanoel
And taught a doctrine there,
How, whether you went to Heaven or Hell
It was your own affair.
It had nothing to do with the Church, my boy,
But was your own concern.


Grizzlebeard. 'This song is blasphemous.'
The Sailor. 'Not at all--the exact contrary, it is orthodox. But
now I beg of you not to interrupt, for this is the semi-chorus.'


[Semi-chorus]

Oh, he didn't believe
In Adam and Eve
He put no faith therein!
His doubts began
With the Fall of Man
And he laughed at Original Sin.


In this semi-chorus we all joined, catching up as he went
along, and then the Sailor, begging us to put all our manhood into
it, launched upon the chorus itself, which was both strong and
simple.


[Chorus]

With my row-ti-tow, ti-oodly-ow,
He laughed at original sin!


When we had got as far as this, which was the end of the first
verse, and defines the matter in hand, the very extravagant noise of
it all brought out from their dens not a few of the neighbourhood,
who listened and waited to see what would come. But the Sailor,
not at all abashed, continued, approaching the second verse.


Whereat the Bishop of old Auxerre
(Germanus was his name),
He tore great handfuls out of his hair,
And he called Pelagius Shame:
And then with his stout Episcopal staff
So thoroughly thwhacked and banged
The heretics all, both short and tall,
They rather had been hanged.


[Semi-chorus]

Oh, he thwhacked them hard, and he banged them long,
Upon each and all occasions,
Till they bellowed in chorus, loud and strong
Their orthodox persuasions!


[Chorus]

With my row-ti-tow, ti-oodly-ow,
Their orthodox persu-a-a-sions!


At the end of this second verse the crowd had grown greater,
and not a few of them had dropped their lower jaws and stood with
their mouths wide open, never having heard a song of this kind
before. But the Sailor, looking kindly upon them, and nodding at
them, as much as to say, 'You will understand it all in a minute,'
took on the third verse, with still greater gusto, and sang:--


Now the Faith is old and the Devil is bold,
Exceedingly bold indeed;
And the masses of doubt that are floating about
Would smother a mortal creed.
But we that sit in a sturdy youth
And still can drink strong ale
Oh--let us put it away to infallible truth
That always shall prevail.


{Semi-Chorus]

And thank the Lord
For the temporal sword
And howling heretics too;
And whatever good things
Our Christendom brings,
But especially barley brew!


[Chorus]

With my row-ti-tow, Ti-oodly-ow,
Especially barley brew!


When we had finished this last chorus in a louder mode than all
the rest, you may say that half the inhabitants of that hill were
standing round. But the Sailor, rising smartly and putting money
down upon the table to pay for our fare and somewhat over, bade us
all rise with him, which we did, and then he spoke thus to the
assembly:--

'Good people! I trust you clearly heard every word of what we
have just delivered to you, for it is Government business, and we
were sent to give it to you just as we had ourselves received it of
the Cabinet, whose envoys we are. And let me add for your
comfort that this same Government of our Lord the King (his
crown and dignity), ever solicitious for the welfare of the poorer folk,
has given us monies wherewith to refresh all the people of Sussex
all our way along. On which account I have left here upon the
table, in the name of the aforesaid Right Honourables, a sum of
five shillings, against which you may order ale to the breaking
point, and so good-day to you. But you are strictly charged that
you do not follow us or molest us in any fashion, to the offence
of those good Ministers who lie awake at night, considering the
good of the people, and the service of our Lord the King (his
crown and dignity). Oyez! Le Roi le veult!'

[Lightknight]

Hahaha, nice one. :) lol.