The Lambton Worm
Toadstone
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Sunny Sunday morning, John decides it's much too nice to stay inside As the church is filling, people gathering in worship for their prayers John takes up his fishing rod and bait There'll be no church for him today He knows just where the fishing's good So down the road he makes his way Walking straight towards him; hooded figure, hunched and wretched ancient crone Leaves him a warning, telling him no good can come from missing church Feelings of revulsion fill his soul The witch's warning just ignored The arrogance of youth prevails And hubris grows in the young lord Though the weather's fine the fish won't bite The river shows no signs of life But as the church bell starts to chime John feels a tugging on his line Reeling in his catch eager for his prize His heart sinks in his chest he can't believe his eyes An eel like creature swinging from John's line It's narrow snake like head smooth with holes of nine The witch returning To bring fresh warning And down the well He casts the beast So many years go by and John goes off to war Leaving his green hills for the sand Atoning for his trespasses against god's law Crusading in the Holy lands Now free from the well Foul creature of hell Vast slithering form Save us from the worm Our cattle and sheep Our children it eats Once taken its fill It coils 'round the hill No one has the strength or courage Keen enough of mind and cunning Many try and many fail Every time the worm prevails Each valiant attempt is foiled Dismembered body parts rejoin Appease the beast through sacrifice Can no one free us from the worm? So John returns to his home soil And what he sees makes his blood boil The harvest of the demon's seed The product of his own misdeeds Although he's weary from his fight John resolves to put it right No longer may this evil feast For John will slay this vicious beast No longer spurning The witch's learning And in her wisdom Lies his solution To be victorious you must confront your fears Have faith that what you do is right You must cover your armour in the heads of spears And in the river you must fight But heed my warning Upon your glory A curse will be unleashed upon your family name For Nine generations next Unless the next life that you come across is slain They all will suffer in their deaths John prepares his armour and he tells his father I will blow my hunting horn once victory's secured Then you'll release my favourite hound And I'll strike the creature down As long as it's the first We'll avoid this evil curse The menacing foul creature slithers To do battle in the river Wraps it's self around the young man Crushing like a giant python Each time the worm attempts to squeeze His armour cuts it and it makes it bleed Sliced flesh is falling in the river Washed downstream can't join back together As he hears the horn John's father's overcome with joy Runs to meet his Son Forgetting all about the curse John cannot complete his task He wont slay his father When he kills his hound it is too late And the curse he fails to break
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