Greg's Tale
Greg's Tale of Fierce Feuds: A Farmer's Fury Unleashed
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He wakes up in the morning and he downs milk and brandy to be fit
Greg starts his day with a mix of milk and brandy for energy.
Then he takes his bonny hat and knotty stick
He puts on his hat and takes his stick, preparing for the day.
Cursing all the cowards who always steal his spuds
Greg curses those who steal his potatoes (spuds).
He walks up in the woods and trips all over the roots
While walking in the woods, Greg stumbles over roots.
Then he hears a fuss among the branches right ahead of him
He hears a commotion in the branches and encounters a billy goat.
A billygoat appears and so the fight begins
A confrontation with the billy goat ensues, and Greg ends up in thorns.
It charges Mr. Greg with his hooves, with his horns
-Thus landing the young man amid the brambles and the thorns
-Mr. Greg takes the stick that he's brought along
Greg uses his stick to fight and defeat the billy goat.
And breaks it on its stubborn head
-He's mighty, he's bad, he's pretty strong
-That's what happens when the lad gets mad.
Greg is described as mighty and bad when angered.
Fifteen pints of beer dealt out - on a busy day of work
After a day's work, Greg is ready to go home after consuming beer.
Mr. Greg's set and ready to go home
-But once he's reached his garden- in his heavy trot
At home, Greg finds a man ruining his potatoes, leading to a confrontation.
He sees a man who's standing in the middle of his plot
-The man is messing up all the spuds Greg the farmer cares about
-Wreaking havok and trampling left and right
-He yells to the old man: "will you please get out?"
-He feels his anger rising and he's ready for the fight.
Greg fights and defeats the intruder with his stick again.
Mr. Greg takes the stick that he's brought along
-And breaks it on its stubborn head
-He's mighty, he's bad, he's pretty strong
-That's what happens when the lad gets mad.
-Having won the fight Mr. Greg says: "I deserve a pint"
Greg decides he deserves a pint, but the pub is closed, and everyone has gone home.
And so he walks to reach the tavern's lights
-But when the moon is well up high-in the cloudy sky
-The pub gets shut and all the lads go home to spend the night
-The door is closed, the lights are down, outside - there's a woman that's quite angered
Greg returns home late, upsetting his wife, who expresses anger.
He's a-swaying and rolling, for now he's really langered
-He hears a fancy voice saying "Ye silly man, you're late!"
-His wife looks pretty furious and her eyes are full of hate.
-Greg's wife takes the stick that she's brought along
Greg's wife confronts him with a stick, mirroring Greg's earlier actions, illustrating the cycle of anger and confrontation.
And breaks it on his stubborn head.
-She's mighty, she's bad, she's pretty strong
-That's what happens when the lass gets mad.
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