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+====== The Ballad of Richard III ======
+by Gwydion
+When good King Richard, that's Richard of Gloucester
+Ascended the throne did he
+He made good his promise to lower the taxes
+And set all the debtors free
+Now kindly King Richard was called Dicky Crookback
+By Henry of Richmond, was he
+'Till all of his subjects had heard the foul rumor
+From Dover to Anglesey
+**Chorus:**
+//Henry of Richmond, he wanted the crown
+To wear on his bonny Welsh head
+But Henry the Seventh he'd never be
+Till Richard the Third was dead//
+You've heard of the princes who died in the tower
+The Tower of London, you've heard
+T'was Henry of Richmond who blamed his foul murders
+On goodly King Richard the Third
+With plotting and pledges an army was raised
+To force our fair Richard to yield
+And the Wars of the Roses then came to an ending
+At the Battle of Bosworth Field
+[//Chorus//]
+The Bishop of Ely, he blessed our King Richard
+And promised to help in the fights
+But even before Richard came to the battle
+John Morton gave him last rites
+The proud Rhys ap Thomas
+And handsome Will Stanley
+They promised their swords to their liege
+But shortly these bastards went over to Henry
+And even helped plan his siege
+[//Chorus//]
+The list of the traitors is too long to mention
+And the names of the faithful are few
+For Henry of Richmond vowed gold to the rebels
+And death to the loyal and true
+Now Henry of Richmond was crowned King of England
+Some say he was Arthur returned
+But Arthur Pendragon, ne'er once had he murdered
+Nor looted, nor plundered, nor burned
+[//Chorus//]
+Now you may be thinking my story's told falsely
+Because you have read the Bard's play
+About Dicky Crookback, who murdered his brother
+All on St. Bartholemew's Day
+But the truth is elusive (t'was true then as now)
+And falsehoods are easily spread
+For some men became saints while some became monsters
+Because of what Will Shakespeare said
+**Final Chorus:**
+//Henry of Richmond, he wanted the crown
+To wear on his bonny **French** head
+But Henry the Seventh he'd never be
+Till Richard the Third was dead//