Swing Low, Cimmerian

Ty says…

I’ve always really liked Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, and I’ve always been a fairly rabid fan of the Conan the Barbarian novels (not comics, and sure as hell not the movies!). So, after spending all night with a bunch of filkers (people who write and perform fan music), I wound up with this…

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lyrics

swing low, Cimmerian
comin’ for to spoil my plans
swing low, Cimmerian
comin’ for to sever my head

I looked across Stygia
and what did I see
comin’ for to slay this black mage
a blue-eyed barbarian comin’ after me,
comin’ for to slice me in twain

swing low, Cimmerian
comin’ for to spoil my plans
swing low, Cimmerian
comin’ for to sever my head

well if he cuts me down before I burn him
comin’ for to end my dark reign
tell all the other wizards to run like hell
comin’ for to kill them all dead