Drums Over Pennsic
Lyrics & Music: Lorelei Skye
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With thanks to Janusz Zawisza, drum consultant & Katherine Ashwood
Rhythms used in chorus: 1. Maqsum 2. Saidi 3. Rumba 4. Ballady
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The dawn begins on Pennsic morning
Sun creeps up at break of day
Lifts the dew off Rune Stone meadows
Softly drums begin to play
House Maxwell is brewing up the good stuff
A Flaming Griffin Says, “ ‘ello”
From largest tent on top of steepest hill
Drums awake sleepers below
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With their Dun Ka Tecca Dun Ka Tec (1)
Dun Tecca Tecca Dun Dun Tecca Tec (2)
Dun Tecca Tecca Tecca Dun Tec Dun Tec (3)
Dun Dun Tecca Tec Dun Tecca Tec (4)
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Fighters arm for field of battle
Rapier, sword, bow, axe, and mace
Armies gather singing battle songs
Banners fly high as they come to place
Drums they call to march more quickly
War point battle’s soon to start
Canons fire - they run off to their fate
Drums pound on to stir the heart
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With their Dun Ka Tecca Dun Ka Tec
Dun Tecca Tecca Dun Dun Tecca Tec
Dun Tecca Tecca Tecca Dun Tec Dun Tec
Dun Dun Tecca Tec Dun Tecca Tec
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Afternoon the sun is hazy
Many things to fill the day
Go to class, browse the market place
Take a nap in a patch of shade
Stop for a snack at the Inner Vagabond
Frozen Chocolate sets me right
Watch dancers through gauzy window shades
Drummer’s improv in fading light
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With their Dun Ka Tecca Dun Ka Tec
Dun Tecca Tecca Dun Dun Tecca Tec
Dun Tecca Tecca Tecca Dun Tec Dun Tec
Dun Dun Tecca Tec Dun Tecca Tec
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Pennsic nights - start off slowly
Steal a dance, pavanne with grace
Bardic Fires to sing in harmony
Walk with friends to Chalkman’s place
As I wander on in the darkness
Another sound beckons me in
Though the gates of the Casa Bardicci
Dance ‘til dawn to those drums within
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With their Dun Ka Tecca Dun Ka Tec
Dun Tecca Tecca Dun Dun Tecca Tec
Dun Tecca Tecca Tecca Dun Tec Dun Tec
Dun Dun Tecca Tec Dun Tecca Tec
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I stumble home on Pennsic Morning
Starlight fades from dawning sky
Lifts the dew off Rune Stone meadows
Drums call out as I walk by
House Maxwell is brewing up the good stuff
A Flaming Griffin Says, “ ‘ello”
Turn towards my camp to start another day
Drums awake sleepers below
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With their Dun Ka Tecca Dun Ka Tec
Dun Tecca Tecca Dun Dun Tecca Tec
Dun Tecca Tecca Tecca Dun Tec Dun Tec
Dun Dun Tecca Tec Dun Tecca Tec
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With their Dun Ka Tecca Dun Ka Tec
Dun Tecca Tecca Dun Dun Tecca Tec
Dun Tecca Tecca Tecca Dun Tec Dun Tec
Dun Dun Tecca Tec Dun Tecca Tec
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Lyrics & Arrangement 2011, C. Coate
Album: Rosaleen Dhu: Bardic Fires, © 2012