Oh such a heavy load
But somehow you shall survive
Your shoulders are granite
and your back is wide
Your calves are immense
and your flanks, hock and gammon
forceful and high
So never should you doubt when the devil
comes calling
Look him in the eye and penetrate his marrow
For you are no longer an ordinary, routine, quotidian man
You have been called upon to slay the demon seed
With a hammer and crescent you shall pound it
into the dirt
The strength of your experience shall deliver
a mortal blow
His head shall split open, his sides lacerated and gashed
Outward will flow the worms from a body depraved and defiled
Its innards are putrid and its outside a mess
But this is a deed that only the sacrosanct may evoke
So lift up your head and carry the weight
For you are an apostle, a disciple, a follower of the Lord
In your head lies the spirit of a thousand men
With a sabre, clapboard, breastplate and chin
your battles are the envy of the fiercest warriors
Clasp your weapon and hold it sky-high
In victory your friends will chant your name
and as for your enemies there are many converts that you shall claim
So tilt back your head and let the breeze blow back your hair,
the hour is upon you so there is hardly a reason to care
In your own time you will earn your fair share of glory
and in your life you shall create your own story
Nourish your wits and fill up your stomach with fresh fruit and scallops,
Feast as you wish as there is no other way
History was written long before you left your mother's womb
With confidence you will conquer and defeat the aspirations of lesser men
But within the fold is an obligation and burden
You shall do your best to emancipate the vassal and slave
And within their future there will be a righteous path,
a means to pass on an ancient covenant to promote chivalry and freedom
and to lessen a fair damsel's plight
For the position that has been given to you is a privilege and right
It will confer what is noble and just, as well as worthy and true
So it is in the attention to your duties that you shall earn both refinement and grace
You will learn to absorb the difficulty with aplomb and shelter your brothers from harm