"Prince Hal's Dirge" by Loudon Wainwright III

[thehefner]

Give me a capon and some roguish companions
a wench and a bottle of sack.
Take me to the alehouse
Take me to the whorehouse
If I vomit, keep me off of my back.

My father he thinks I am a good-for-nothing,
And that I won't amount to much.
But he is not aware of my secret weapon,
I can count on myself in the clutch.

Show me a breach, I'll once more unto it,
I'll be ready for action any day.
I'll straighten up and I'll fly most righteous,
In a fracas I'll be right in the fray.

I can drink you under twenty-five tables,
Fight and be a ladies man.
But all this will change when I'm good and ready
To become the King of this land.

Give me a capon and some roguish companions,
a wench and a bottle of sack.
Take me to the alehouse
Take me to the whorehouse
If I vomit, keep me off of my back.