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[chorus]

Chivalry in the court

Misery on the field

I dance a galliard

As my enemies yield

Gaining favour from the ladies

And blood from the men

A dashing white knight

And a harbinger of death

See my crest

Be impressed

Lift your dress

Draw your last breath

[verse]

I am a ladies man

And I know how to dance

I have a lot of land

In the south of France

I drink fine wine

And I eat red meat

I serve my time

On the high council seat

But when you get me out into the field

Screams for mercy shall not make me yield

[chorus]

I trade my chivalry for misery

Chivalry for misery

Chivalry for misery

Chivalry

Chivalry in the court

Misery on the field

I dance a galliard

As my enemies yield

Gaining favour from the ladies

And blood from the men

A dashing white knight

And a harbinger of death

Silk in my robe

And my knife in your throat

I serenade a maiden

As you drown in the moat

Read a sonnet by the fire

Cherishing the screams

I am a gentleman

And a death machine

See my crest

Be impressed

Lift your dress

Draw your last breath

[verse]

I am a death machine

And I know how to siege

I’ve killed a lot of men

In the name of my liege

I cave in skulls

And I crush breastplates

My thirst for blood

Is impossible to sate

But when you get me down into the court

Swooning ladies make me want it more

[chorus]

I trade my misery for chivalry

Misery for chivalry

Misery for chivalry

Misery

[bridge]

Blessed hands for charm

Blessed hands for slaughter

I’ll kill your men

And court your daughter

Salt the fields

Where you grow your food

And soil your lineage

With my knighthood

So call me a knave

If it pleaseth thee

I’ll never behave

As a knight I’m free

Verily I see

Ladies before me

All lining up to take a turn

With his majesty

Give a xanny to my steed

Cause I don’t give a damn

Every night I have a feast

Of honey roast ham

A succulent meat

Not that you would know

A proper little pauper six feet below

When you carve my name into the stone

Don’t you forget I did it for the throne

[chorus]

Chivalry in the court

Misery on the field

I dance a galliard

As my enemies yield

Gaining favour from the ladies

And blood from the men

A dashing white knight

And a harbinger of death

Silk in my robe

And my knife in your throat

I serenade a maiden

As you drown in the moat

Read a sonnet by the fire

Cherishing the screams

I am a gentleman

And a death machine