Woad --- Trad. and Anon. --- ttto: Men of Harlech
[G]What’s
the [Em]use of [G]wearing
braces,
[C]Hats
or spats or [D7]shoes with laces?
[G]Vests
or [C]pants you [G]buy
in places
[G]Down
on [D7]Brompton [G]Road?
[G]What’s
the [Em]use of [G]shirts
of cotton,
[C]Studs
that always [D7]get forgotten?
[G]Such
af-[C]fairs are [G]simply
rotten,
[G]Better
[D7]far is [G]woad.
[D]Woad’s
the stuff to show men.
[G]Woad
to scare your foemen.
[G]Boil
it [Em]to a [G]brilliant
[Em]blue
And [G]rub it on your [Em]legs
and your ab-[G]domen.
[C]Ancient
[G]Britons [C]never
[G]hit on
[A7]Anything
as good as [D7]woad to fit on
[G]Neck
or [C]knees or [G]where
you sit on.
[G]Tailors,
[D7]be you [G]blowed!
[G]Romans
[Em]came a-[G]cross
the Channel
[C]All
dressed up in [D7]tin and flannel.
[G]Half-a-[C]pint
of [G]woad per man’ll
[G]Clothe
us [D7]more than [G]these.
[G]Saxons,
[Em]you may [G]save
your stitches,
[C]Building
beds for [D7]bugs in britches.
[G]We
have [C]woad to [G]clothe
us, which is
[G]Not
a [D7]nest for [G]fleas.
[D]Romans
save your armour,
[G]Saxons,
your pyjamas.
[G]Hairy
[Em]coats were [G]made
for [Em]goats
Go-[G]rillas, yaks, re-[Em]triever
dogs, and [G]llamas.
[C]March
on [G]Snowdon [C]with
your [G]woad on,
[A7]Never
mind if you get [D7]rained of snowed on.
[G]Never
[C]need a [G]button
sewed-on.
[G]Bottoms-[D7]up
to [G]woad!