Woad

[Ewood27]

What are the words of the song about Ancient Britons and woad (to the tune of Men of Harlech?

"Romans came across the Channel
All dressed up in tin and flannel.
Half a pint of woad per man'll
Fit us more than these.
Go ti, Ancient Bs!"
....... etc. Thanks! It's driving me mad!

[pinus]

Now that takes me back to the Scouts Whats the use of wearing braces vests and pants and boots with laces spats or hats you buy in places down on brompton road Whats the use of shirts of cotton studs that always get forgotten these affairs are simply rotten better far is woad Woad's the stuff to show them woad to scare your foemen boil it to, a brill-iant hue and rub it on your back and your ab-do-men Ancient briton never hit on anything as good as woad to fit on neck or knees or where you sit on tailors you be blowed Romans came across the channel all dressed up in tin and flannel half a pint of woad per man'll dress us more than these Saxons you can waste your stitches building beds for bugs in britches we have woad to clothe us which is not a nest for fleas Romans keep your armor saxons your pyjama hairy coats were meant for goats gorillas, yaks, retriever dogs and llama Tramp up snowdon with your woad on never mind if we get rained or snowed on never want a button sewed on go it ancient B's

[Ewood27]

That must rate as one of the quickest and most complete answers ever. Thank you, pinus.
I don't think I could have typed it that quickly, let alone anything else.

[pinus]

I can remember it all (more or less) so I could do a Google search on the first line

[Kit]

And if you need any more: it's Battle Hymn of the Ancient Britons, by W Hope Jones.

[Ewood27]

Thank you too, Kit. It was just one of those infuriating things that keep niggling away at the mind and simply will NOT go away. "Battle Hymn of the Ancient Britons", eh? Well, they were Celts, so Men of Harlech is an apt tune.