The Woad Ode is a humorous, anonymous song, set to the tune of Men of Harlech. It is not intended to be historical. It first appeared in 1921 as a song in the English Boy Scouts^[1]. Look up anonymous in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... [[ For other uses, see Song (disambiguation). ... Men of Harlech is a song and military march describing events at the battle for Harlech Castle in 1408, which pitted the forces of Owain Glyndŵr against the future Henry V of England. ... It has been suggested that Gimmie 5 be merged into this article or section. ...

What's the use of wearing braces?

Vests and pants and boots with laces?

Spats and hats you buy in places

Down the Brompton Road?

What's the use of shirts of cotton?

Studs that always get forgotten?

These affairs are simply rotten,

Better far is woad.

Woad's the stuff to show men.

Woad to scare your foemen.

Boil it to a brilliant hue

And rub it on your back and your abdomen.

Ancient Briton ne'er did hit on

Anything as good as woad to fit on

Neck or knees or where you sit on.

Tailors you be blowed!!

Romans came across the channel

All dressed up in tin and flannel

Half a pint of woad per man'll

Dress us more than these.

Saxons you can waste your stitches

Building beds for bugs in britches

We have woad to clothe us which is

Not a nest for fleas

Romans keep your armours.

Saxons your pyjamas.

Hairy coats were made for goats,

Gorillas, yaks, retriever dogs and llamas.

Tramp up Snowdon with your woad on,

Never mind if you get rained or blowed on

Never want a button sewed on.

Go it Ancient B's!!

Suspenders are a clothing accessory. ... Spats are a type of shoe accessory. ... Brompton Road, looking east. ... Cotton ready for harvest. ... Binomial name Isatis tinctoria L. Woad (or glastum) is the common name of the flowering plant Isatis tinctoria in the family Brassicaceae. ... The abdomen is a part of the body. ... Brython and Brythonic are terms which refer to indigenous, pre-Roman, Celtic inhabitants of the most of the island of Great Britain, and their culture and language, the Brythonic languages. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Satellite view of the English Channel View over the English Channel, Strait of Dover: The White Cliffs of Dover seen from Cap Gris-Nez (France) Map of the English Channel The English Channel (French: La Manche (IPA: ), the sleeve) is the part of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the island... For other uses, see Saxon (disambiguation). ... Categories: Stub | Clothing ... Type species Troglodytes gorilla Savage, 1847 distribution of Gorilla Species Gorilla gorilla Gorilla beringei The gorilla, the largest of the living primates, is a ground-dwelling omnivore that inhabits the forests of Africa. ... Binomial name Bos grunniens Linnaeus, 1766 Subspecies Bos grunniens grunniens Bos grunniens mutus The yak (Bos grunniens) is a long-haired humped domestic bovine found in Tibet and throughout the Himalayan region of south central Asia, as well as in Mongolia. ... A retriever is a type of gundog that retrieves game for a hunter. ... Binomial name Lama glama (Linnaeus, 1758) The Llama (Lama glama) is a large camelid native to South America. ... Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales and the highest British mountain south of the Scottish Highlands, is probably the busiest mountain in Britain [1]. It is located in Snowdonia National Park (Welsh: Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri). ...

References

1. ↑  http://www.rook.org/heritage/celt/pict.html