Horrible Histories - William Wallace lyrics

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I am William Wallace

My life was a mystery

Some say born twelve seven two

Some say twelve sixty three

Was dubbed Malcolm of Paisley

Maybe Alan from Aire

Did I have a wife or no?

Do you really care?

They say I had a big, red beard

But all you need to know

I was a Scottish rebel

And the English were my foe

William Wllace, Scottish rebel!

This is war I cried!

Many English fought me

And many English died!

I took against the English

Back when I was fairly wee

'Cause an Englishman called Selby

Bullied my whole family

It upset me, so I struck him dead

Well, wouldn't you?

Then an English sheriff came along

Guess what, I killed him too!

They say he killed my wife

So he deserved what he got

Then England's King Ed came for me

Ooh, I'm scared! Not!

William Wallace, Scottish rebel!

Possibly six feet seven

But all that really matters is

I sent Englishmen to heaven!

Forty thousand English came

To Stirling Bridge for me

They had to cross a narrow bridge

To get to us, you see

We held them off, pushed them back

It was no contest

Bridge collapsed, hundreds drowned

Of course I killed the rest!

I celebrated Stirling Bridge

Another Scottish win

By decorating my sword

With the English general's skin

William Wallace, Scottish rebel!

Scottish legend too

Fought for Scottish freedom

Was a hero through and through

Here's where my rebel story comes unstuck

At Falkirk defeated, I'd run out of luck

Spent seven years playing hide and seek

Captured, sent to London, tried for treason

What cheek!

King Ed hanged me, then a lovely touch

Pulled my guts out, guess he didn't like me much!

William Wallace, Scottish rebel!

In Scotland my heart lived

Though sadly, my head wound up

On a spike on London Bridge!

Ooh, that smarts!