When I went to war when I was young,
my chainmail leggin's I put on!
my chainmail leggings I put on
for fighting on the shield wall
the shield wall
Chorus:
And I was wearing
chainmail britches,
jumping ditches,
seeking riches,
dodging bitches,
I was fighting on the shield wall
My second year, I felt so bold,
I painted my shield with black and gold!
I painted my shield with black and gold
for fighting on the shield wall,
the shield wall
(chorus)
Now when i went back in my third year,
I swore I would have a spear.
but my captain said, "No, my friend,
you're fighting on the shield wall,
the shield wall!"
(chorus)
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Now, I went back for number 4
Well in that year I was pretty poor
so I sold my services to a foreign shore
for fighting on the shield wall,
the shield wall
(chorus)
And in the fifth year that I went out,
finally I had earned some clout,
A private no more, as a seargant I shout,
"You're fightin' on the shield wall,
the shield wall!"
(chorus)
When I reach the age of seventy-seven,
I'll finally think of going to heaven,
If I leave one son then I'll leave eleven,
a' fightin' on the shield wall,
the shield wall.
chorus reprise:
And they'll be wearing
chainmail britches,
jumping ditches,
seeking riches,
dodging bitches,
They'll be fighting on the shield wall
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