Horrible Histories - Vikingland acoustic

We ^GVikings have an awful reputation with your ^Cnation, But ^Dwhen we'd finished plundering and^Am pillages, Made nice villag^Ges. ^GAny place name ending thorpe or kirk or by was ^Cus, you see; ^DScunthorpe, Ormskirk, Wetherby, Scarborough ^Amfair We named them, ^Gyeah.

We ^Csplit your isles ^Gdiagonally from ^Amsouth-east to north-^Gwest. Our ^Csection called the ^GDanelaw, King ^DAlfred ruled the ^Emrest. ^BThink were scary? No don't flee. ^EmConquered Saxons ^Cwould find we, ^DSettled and ^Clived in ^Bmharmo-^Dny.

^GVike-^DEng-^Emland. ^CThough we began as ^Graiders ^GSo ^Dwell-^Emplanned, You ac^Ccepted us as ^Gtraders.

^GWe introduced some new terms; Husband, gasp, egg, awkward, ^Cnag, leg. ^DMore than fifty words to leave your ^Amlingo, To your ^Gliking, thank a Viking. Your ^Clittle town of ^GSwansea City ^AmNamed for our King ^GSweyn. ^CWaterford and ^GDublin; Us old ^DNorse Vikings ag^Emain. As ^Bfarmers we made doubly sure ^EmTo respect agr^Ciculture. ^DWith us, ^Clocals ^Bmfelt ^Dsecure.

^GNorse-^DScot-^Emland; Large ^Cparts of that whole ^Gregion ^GNorse ^Dgot ^Emland Were ^Cimproved by Norw^Gegians.

^ALondon Bridge is falling down The ^Gnursery rhyme comes from our time. ^EVikings played key ^Aroles. ^AIn 1014 it was pulled down ^GBy Olaf Haraldsson, ^EYou can call him ^AOl. ^DIn a dispute with King Canute ^GOlafs ^Dside ^Emwon. ^AEthelred returned as king And ^Gcould be heard proclaiming ^DHeres to you, ^COlaf ^BmHarald^Dsson.

^GVike-^DEng-^Emland ^CWe swapped our life of ^Gviolence. ^GNorse-^DScot-^Emland To en^Cjoy the sound of ^Dsilence. Theres ^Cno doubt under Viking rule ^EmBritain did im^Dprove-y ^CFeelin ^Dgroo^Cvy And thats no ^Glie La-^Dlie, la, la, ^Glie.