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Dunstance Katrodd

from The End Times EP by The Mockingbeards

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Dunstance Katrodd was not a very good bard
His songs and tales were long and stale
His audience found it hard
To see him play without running away
Or to hear him sing without throwing things
Yet still Dunstance Katrodd played on

Dunstance Katrodd the irascible runcible bard
Annoyed the local tavern folk with pointless stories and barbs
of abutted property mortgagings
and other rather boring things
But still Dunstance Katrodd played on

Dunstance Katrodd could never remember the words

Dunstance Katrodd could never remember the words

Dunstance Katrodd was never in time for his gigs
He lived like five minutes from the pub
But only excuses and fibs
Of spilled beer right before coming here
Or forgetting his hat or not feeding the cat
Yet still Dunstance Katrodd played on

Baron Ben the Bold was coming to Dunstance's town
A noble man and fancy dresser, seeking a bard for his court
Was going to dine at an inn nearby
Which had an open mic from seven til nine
So Dunstance Katrodd put his name on the list

Dunstance Katrodd, the irascible runcible bard
Watched as Ben the Bold grew bored with covers of Wonder Wall
By the time it was Dunstance's turn to play
Ben the Bold had left and gone away
Yet still Dunstance Katrodd played on

Dunstance Katrodd practiced very hard
Three hours a day he'd fritter away trying to become a good bard
Eventually people liked to see him sing and play and
Soon King Steve made Dunstance Katrodd his personal bard

Also Dunstance Katrodd always remembered the words after that
There aren't any more words left in the song
But if there were he'd remember them
He'd sing them in the right order and
Pronounce them all correctly
Then he'd reach the end of the song

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from The End Times EP, released November 30, 2017
Lyrics by Taya Win and Alex Ford

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The Mockingbeards Ithaca, New York

The Mockingbeards are a folk-rock quintet from Ithaca, New York featuring guitars, mandolin, violin, and vocal harmony. Their influences include Michael Hurley, The Decemberists, Pavement, and Pete Seeger.

The Mockingbeards are:
Taya Win--guitar, vocals
Alex Ford--guitar, vocals
Jeremy Betterley--mandolin, vocals
Megan Silverstein--violin, bass
Paul Vidovich--drums ... more

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