The Mountain Goats - The Anglo-Saxons lyrics

[John:] "We'd like to dedicate this song to our friends, the former Inhabitants of the british isles!" They used to paint their bodies blue A couple of them might be distantly related to you. According to ceasar they shaved their entire bodies, Except for the upper lip and the head Yeah, the anglo-saxons Yeah, the anglo-saxons A sub-literate bunch of guys, Though some sources say otherwise. Yeah, the anglo-saxons Yeah, they were men on a mission, Preserving their poetry by oral tradition Yeah, oral tradition is all you get Until saint augustine brought in the alphabet. Yeah, the anglo-saxons Yeah, the anglo-saxons, In 1065 they were ragin' But 1066 brought the norman invasion. Yeah, the anglo-saxons Go!