Horrible Histories - William Wallace Lyrics
I am William WallaceMy life was a mysterySome say born twelve seven twoSome say twelve sixty threeWas dubbed Malcolm of PaisleyMaybe Alan from AireDid I have a wife or no?Do you really care?They say I had a big, red beardBut all you need to knowI was a Scottish rebelAnd the English were my foeWilliam Wllace, Scottish rebel! This is war I cried! Many English fought meAnd many English died! I took against the EnglishBack when I was fairly wee'Cause an Englishman called SelbyBullied my whole familyIt upset me, so I struck him deadWell, wouldn't you? Then an English sheriff came alongGuess what, I killed him too! They say he killed my wifeSo he deserved what he gotThen England's King Ed came for meOoh, I'm scared! Not! William Wallace, Scottish rebel! Possibly six feet sevenBut all that really matters isI sent Englishmen to heaven! Forty thousand English cameTo Stirling Bridge for meThey had to cross a narrow bridgeTo get to us, you seeWe held them off, pushed them backIt was no contestBridge collapsed, hundreds drownedOf course I killed the rest! I celebrated Stirling BridgeAnother Scottish winBy decorating my swordWith the English general's skinWilliam Wallace, Scottish rebel! Scottish legend tooFought for Scottish freedomWas a hero through and throughHere's where my rebel story comes unstuckAt Falkirk defeated, I'd run out of luckSpent seven years playing hide and seekCaptured, sent to London, tried for treasonWhat cheek! King Ed hanged me, then a lovely touchPulled my guts out, guess he didn't like me much! William Wallace, Scottish rebel! In Scotland my heart livedThough sadly, my head wound upOn a spike on London Bridge! Ooh, that smarts!
