Rise above your petty squabbles
Urged the ruler to his knights
He looked upon his lords with disgust
For their endless meaningless fights
He trusted not a single noble
For they all aspired to his crown
Yet he needed them to join together
And to defend his Camelot town
He toasted to the rising kingdom
Its greatness rested in their hands
For if they failed to set aside their differences
The invaders would take their lands
As a group they were all quite mighty
No invader could assemble such an army
They were skilled and trained for wars
And could easily dispatch invasion from land or sea
Yet from within they could all fail or fall
For their weakness rested within their own heads
A small group of stealthy saboteurs could win
Having only to kill the nobles in their beds
But the lords refused and protested mightily
Each demanding more land and gold
Before the night was halfway finished
The king knew he had to do something bold
It was then that he challenged them all
Each to face him in their own death fight
If they won they could take his throne
But if not he’d own their lands this night
Though concerned at once they did agree
Each nobleman stood to face their king
After a score were impaled and killed
Their allegiance to the throne they did bring
So it was that birth was given to England
She has been nursed and grown since then
Thanks to some courage and a fine sword
King Arthur became known as the leader of all men
