cripplesshieldwall

Consider the plight of the onelegged knight
As he braces his crutch with his shield.
He'll stand still and wait, 'till you come for the bait,
Then you'll find that the bastard wont yeild.

Do you knock his one leg down? There's still no relief,
He'll crawl down the field with his sword in his teeth.
And the reach of his sword arm, defies all belief,
When he fights in the Cripple's Shield Wall.

Beware the old dame, whos arthritic and lame,
So knee strung she barely can stand.
For her hands and her eye are still steady and spry.
Shes the best crossbow shot in the land.

With a repeating crossbow, and a war arrow blade,
She can peirce any armour thats ever been made.
Be glad shes not drawn to high womens trade,
She just fights in the Cripples Shield Wall.

No profit youll find from the knight who is blind,
He can hear you twelve paces away.
He'll listen off hand 'till he's sure where you stand
Then his ??? reaps far more than hay.

He can fight in the forest, the river, the plain,.
With his hearing unhampered by dark, fog, or rain,
He must know his ground but he'll sure bring you pain
When he fights in the Cripples Shield Wall.

Pray do not go near the knight who can't hear
Though he can't tell command calls at all.
He reads signs from his friends and his post he defends
With a lightening fast seven-foot maul.

They say its whirling raises a breeze,
And the head on its chain has been known to break trees.
So when he starts swinging the prudent man flees
When he fights in the Cripples Shield Wall.

Watch out in the fight for the crippled armed knight
Whoes hand can't swing up, only down.
For he'll watch through the dance 'till he spies a good chance
Then his downstroke will cost you your crown.

His shield arm will raise up his sword arm and then,
He'll watch for a chance for his downstroke again.
You know that he'll strike, but you never know when.
And he fights in the Cripple's Shield Wall.

Beware, I implore, all ye masters of war
Who prefer to draft healthy young boys.
For the blind, halt and lame can be good at this game
When well placed defendinf the toys.

They've learned their art well, and they strike hard and true
If they've somethign to prove then they will prove it on you.
The last line on earth that you want to drive through
You can swear is the Cripple's Shield Wall.

Beware of the Cripples Shield Wall!

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