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Home Is Where My Heart Is

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So... This is a long list of all my Redwall poems and songs. Feel free to comment!

====The Long Patrol====

:''Sometimes I sit,straight back and all,
:''And think about leaving Redwall,
:''And travel along the snake of blue,
:''To find brave hares, noble and true.

:''They would be as fast as a gale,
:''And be able to follow a trail,
:''Patrol hares, so swift and tall, [[Image:Basil_tv.JPG|thumb]]
:''Great commanders, warriors all!

:''Then after we'd have some food and drink,
:''And I'd hear some medals go clinketty-clink,
:''They'd rise and march away,
:''And call, "Come join us someday!"

====Taggerung!====

:''Swift and silent as a breeze,
:''Always careful not to sneeze,
:''Taggerung!
:''Oh Taggerung, none can best thee,
:''Even those further than thy can see.
:''Taggerung! Zann Juska Taggerung!

:''Deyna, the babe at the ford,
:''Who was taken by a vermin lord,
:''Taggerung!
:''Deyna, an otter brought up to kill,
:''Even though 'twas against his will.
:''Taggerung! Zann Juskarath Taggerung!

:''Gruven Zann, false Taggerung,
:''Could prob'ly be killed with a bung, [[Image:Taggerung.jpg|thumb]]
:''Taggerung!
:''"Gruven Zann! Juskazann!
:''Take our name, rule our clan."
:''Taggerung! Zann Juskazann Taggerung!

:''Ruggan Bor, a dangerous fox,
:''Wish he was shut in a box,
:''Taggerung!
:''Ruggan Bor,
:''Awfully tall,
:''Taggerung! Zann Juskabor Taggerung!

:''Swift and silent as a breeze,
:''Always careful not to sneeze,
:''Taggerung!
:''Oh Taggerung, none can best thee,
:''Even those further than thy can see.
:''Taggerung! Zann Juska Taggerung!

====Log-a-Log====

:''Ho, Log-a-Log wuz a meany beast,
:''Could finish a whole Red'all feast,
:''Sharp rapier an' ears so fine,
:''Bolting down food, guzzlin' wine!

:''Oh, Log-a-Log 'as a tum like yores,
:''He'll kick ye down on four paws,
:''Crack yore back, break yore tail,
:''Then on yore 'ead he'll shove a pail!

:''Once he went out on a boat,
:''Sliced a ferret an' chopped a stoat,
:''An' a young shrew named Brodda Tog
:''Yelled, "Hip hooray for Log-a-Log!"

====Foremole's Song====
(I originally wrote this one normally, but Foremole said he couldn't speak like that, so I tried writing it in molespeech.)

:''Oi bee's a moler, straight 'n troo,
:''Moi gurtest dooty is t' serve yoo,
:''An' oo diggen the biggurst 'oles?
:''On'y us 'uns, we be moles!

:''We diggum oop, we diggum daown,
:''We diggum soidways an' araown,
:''An' if'n ye get stuck loike ee stop,
:''We'll pull ee oot with a pop!

:''Oi bee's a moler, wi' gurt diggen claws,
:''An' oi betcha they're nort loike yores,
:''Coz oi'm a moler,
:''A maker of holers,
:''But oi 'ardly use moi jaws.

:''We diggum oop, we diggum daown,
:''We diggum soidways an' araown,
:''An' if'n ye get stuck loike ee stop,
:''We'll pull ee oot with a pop!

====The Battle of The Thousand====

:''Here I am, so tall and proud,
:''The marching feet are very loud,
:''I'm fighting for the Abbey of Redwall,
:''And now, I'm going off to war.

:''The foe is said to be a thousand strong,
:''There's so many things that could go wrong,
:''What will my comrades say,
:''If they have to leave there and I have to stay?

:''I dislike vermin, I dislike them bad,
:''It is in my mind to leave them sad,
:''I'll chop off their tails, I'll chop off their ears,
:''I'll cut them so bad they'll burst into tears.

:''Here they come, so ugly and fierce,
:''Oh no! One of my friends one did pierce.
:''I didn't know, why did I come?
:''If I die, what will happen to Mum?

:''There's an ugly mug in front of me,
:''I'm so full of rage I can hardly see,
:''I stab blindly with my spear,
:''Why, oh why did I want to come HERE?

:''This ridge is a terrible place,
:''The Thousand don't give you much space,
:''Oof! That weasel got me bad,
:''The vermin are making '''me''' sad!

:''Oh mother, I just want to sleep,
:''And have a peace ever so deep.
:''What has happened to my friends?
:''And will I ever, ever mend?

:''"'I cannot tell you what my heart longed to say,
:''When I had to leave here, and you had to stay.'
:''Pasque wrote these words, her tongue was tied
:''At the braveness of those warriors that died."

====Parsley's Lifelong Love====
(Parsley will be outraged when I read this to him. Haha!)

:''Ho, pass me a flan or two,
:''I'll swallow them with one chew,
:''And also some of that cake,
:''Mmm! And that last slice I'll take.

:''Now let's try that cheese,
:''Aaachoo! It makes me sneeze,
:''And please pass me the jelly,
:''Whaaa? No way, not on your Nellie!

:''I'll gobble this, and gobble that,
:''And wash down with fizz,
:''I'll probably end up pudgy an' fat,
:''And faint while in a tizz!

====Ode to Queen Jallegur====
(Taken from Silth, Queen of Marlfoxes)

:''Queen Jallegur was the greatest of all.
:''She was beautiful, graceful and tall,
:''Brought down by the most poi-son-ous.
:''Made by one most trea-son-ous!
:''So she is not here todaaaaay!
:''To guide us to the right waaaaay!
:''May a similar death come to the culprrrit!
:''This curse to the killer is now wrrrit!

====Terana the Traitor====
(This one is terrible, I know, but who cares?)

:''"Terana," said the little fox,
:''"I need to make sure the Queen is dead.
:''She'll be buried in a big, odd box.
:''Oh, the king will be seeing red!"

:''So Terana cooked food most poisonous,
:''With a funny little laugh she said,
:''"I know that I am so treasonous,
:''And this soup is so dead-ly!

====Samdogh's Prophecy====
(Taken from Silth, Queen of Marlfoxes.)

:''"Those too slow were those who died,
:''But one who you hold dear has something to hide,
:''One fox, ever so cunning and strong,
:''Did a deed so terrible and wrong,
:''Be brave, oh king, fear no more,
:''An old friend's curse shall even the score,
:''Though you'll be long dead by then,
:''One day, you'll see all of your kind again."

====Salamandastron====

:''They say it's bigger than Redwall,
:''And that it lies right by the sea.
:''More than 300 paces tall,
:''That's much taller than me!

:''Ruled by badgers, home to hares,
:''A tall hill made of rock.
:''They say that all vermin it scares,
:''It's so safe they don't need a lock.

:''One day I may go there,
:''To see what I will see.
:''Us badgers are quite rare,
:''One day the ruler may be me!

====Lenna Wildlough's Song====

:''In the sea there lies an isle so green.
:''It is the place of which that I am queen.
:''Where birds do fly, up in the sky,
:''Otters do roam, I call it my home,
:''I am Lenna Wildlough, High Rhulain.

:''My subjects do not think that much of me.
:''That is quite my fault, you see.
:''I ain't regal (if that's legal)
:''I'm much like other otters (rotters!)
:''I am Lenna Wildlough, High Rhulain.

:''Me eyes have never been black, Mack,
:''Turn around and touch the ground,
:''Or gimme the sack, Grack,
:''Ye'll never get the crown that sports my head, Ledd,
:''Or else I'll fall down dead!

:''When bells from far away do ring,
:''Oh how does my heart out sing!
:''I don't lie, don't bother to try,
:''It won't tempt me, I'm so honest, you see,
:''I am Lenna Wildlough, High Rhulain.

:''Sometimes I dream this is a lovely song.
:''Just tell me if I'm quite wrong.
:''I carry a sling that I call King,
:''"That name's so low," I hear you crow,
:''I am Lenna Wildlough, High Rhulain.

:''I'm always so clean, Breen,
:''Jump up high and touch the sky,
:''No such ugly as you, Roo,
:''Go on try, don't be shy,
:''You are so crude, Grood,
:''I don't lie, you always cry,
:''My word is law, listen up, for...
:'''''I AM LENNA WILDLOUGH, HIGH RHULAIN!'''''

====Wildlough Letters====

:''Dear,
:''Corriam, Corriam, castaway,
:''Where did ye go on that fateful day?
:''The day of a night I was never to see?
:''Did you become an honour to our family?

:''Corriam, Corriam, tough and hard,
:''I hear ye were sent to the Mossguard.
:''I know you were tended, treated well,
:''Do ye ever hear a bell?

:''I saw that Alem did not approve,
:''I suppose you had to move?
:''Linger sure for the lee,
:''Remember my name and think carefully.

:''And when at last your breathing should cease,
:''You shall find an eternal peace,
:''And once again each other we'll see,
:''And you'll be forever with yore big sister, me!
:''Love, Lenna Wildlough.

:''To,
:''Lenna, Lenna, queen Wildlough,
:''I'm growing old and so:
:''Apparently my lance got snapped,
:''Ah well! (and yore crown in my lance is trapped.)

:''So what's it like, way out there?
:''Is it floating on clouds without a care?
:''Or is it battling with old foes fallen?
:''And say hello to me ole friend Torlin.

:''I worked out your riddle: The ruler of Green Isle.
:''Runa's shouts were heard for miles and miles.
:''Gah! I really must go,
:''I may be old, but I like playing in snow.
:''From, Corriam Wildlough.

====Silth's Battle Song====
(Taken from Silth, Queen of Marlfoxes.)

:''Oh little rats, go and hide,
:''I have the best on my side.
:''You are common, aye, and low,
:''You will all fall by my bow.
:''In your boots you'll all shake,
:''Oh, and your great fortress I will take.
:''Oh little rats, go and hide,
:''I have the best on my side.

====The ''Seabug'' Song====
(Taken from Veil's Legacy)

:''Ooooh, knick-knack bric-a-brac blood an' thunder,
:''Let's go piratin' and get some plunder,
:''We're the wickedest corsairs all aboard,
:''Each armed wid a rusty ole sword!

:''Our Cap'n enjoys seein' us in tears,
:''Why, she's the mistress o' our fears,
:''So howl ricketty-picketty tinteree,
:''Please take her away from me me me!

:''Ooooh, rigg-a-bigg mig-a-lig Cap'n Rogg,
:''We bashed down some gates wid a big fat log,
:''We kick ye down on yer rear,
:''Harr, the crew o' the ''Seabug'' it's us you feaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrr!

====Martin to Tiria====
(Taken from Veil's Legacy)

:''Ye shall not die as your ancestor did,
:''Ye shall live to Green Isle vermin rid,
:''Wait for the flames, an image of old,
:''Wait for the ottermaid ever so bold,
:''Seek the one who dreams of the banished,
:''Seek the one who is ever famished,
:''Be rid of the armour that has served so long,
:''And know that Banya is never wrong!

====Jonte's Song====
(Taken from Veil's Legacy)

:''Ooh, the life of a slave is a terrific one,
:''We help the guards have lots of fun,
:''We cook and clean and groom others too,
:''Oh weasel whelp, how I want to kill you!

:''Oh king and queen and spoilt brat,
:''We're all starving and you are fat,
:''I'll suffocate mean Cap'n Gribz,
:''Then shove a blade right twixt yore ribs. Yeeehaaaaaaa!

====Martin====

:''He came from the north, and was taken,
:''By Badrang if I'm not mistaken,
:''Was punished and dozed,
:''And he met a mousemaid called Rose.

:''Martin, Martin the Warrior!
:''His voice is heard through the years.
:''And we, who all live at Redwall,
:''Has had his name fallen on our ears.

:''He wandered right down to Mossflower,
:''Was thrown into prison that hour,
:''He did quite well,
:''And escaped from his cell,

:''Martin, Martin the Warrior!
:''His voice is heard through the years.
:''And we, who all live at Redwall,
:''Has had his name fallen on our ears.

:''He traversed to a mountain so tall,
:''Just before a war,
:''He got a new sword blade,
:''From a star 'twas made,

:''Martin, Martin the Warrior,
:''His voice is heard through the years.
:''And all vermin who heed our words,
:''Will have more than a couple of fears!

====Corsair Song====

:''Wallop a weasel, stomp a stoat,
:''Tear away at me old dusty coat,
:''Try to kill me, I don't care,
:''Coz I'm a bold corsaaaaaaiiir!

:''Shut a fox in a box, rip a rat,
:''I'll take this and I'll take that,
:''Ho, we're a right ole bunch o' looters,
:''Coz we're Freebooters!

:''Ooh, uggerly buggerly lackaday,
:''We'll cherish the day that we took ye away,
:''Harr, we're pirates never wrong,
:''We're Corsairs an' Freebooters, a hundred strong!

====Veil's Riddle====
(Taken from Veil's Legacy)

:''They blame me for everything, my trouble you'll see.
:''Everybody hates me and my kind, don't follow me.
:''I hate them all, my wild side calls,
:''I'm always-blamed Sixclaw, outcast of Redwall,
:''I'm to never again be seen here,
:''I don't care, I don't fear,
:''Now seek star so land a mat,
:''Tell me if you figured that.
:''Take Golgola, and his good friend too,
:''Fare bad, cruel Abbey, never again will I be with you!

====Eulalia!====
(Lord Valian and his hares are said to sing this song.)

:''On the ancient fire mountain,
:''Badgers and hares do live.
:''Once known as the flame rock fountain,
:''Now peace to goodbeasts does it give.

:''The Badger Rulers, the Long Patrol,
:''The life of vermin do we seize.
:''We march along, we're on a roll,
:''Hear ''Eulalia'' on the breeze.

:''War has always come our way,
:''And we are ever ready.
:''We hope that vermin shall always stay,
:''Aye, we are always steady!

:''We're born to fight,
:''Shout ''Eulalia'',
:''And no vermin can withstand our might,
:''All corsairs, your ships shall be marred.

:''All together we sing,
:''All together we march,
:''All together we fight,
:''And all together we shout,
:''Eulaliaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!''

====March Hare====

:''"Oh Father, good Father, my father,
:''The Long Patrol is recruiting,
:''I wish to be a hare so bold,
:''So I'll sign up if it's suiting."

:''"My son, my son, my eager son,
:''Now listen to what I've to say.
:''That Long Patrol may be brave,
:''But they bring grief as they march away."

:''"But Father, Father, Father,
:''You've got to let me go.
:''It'd be nought but a big adventure,
:''Instead of playing in the snow!"

:''"My son, my son forever,
:''Just trust that I know best.
:''Surely not so young,
:''You be marching off with the rest?"

:''"But Dad, Dad, Dad!
:''I'll say please please please.
:''I'll do whatever it takes,
:''Even begging on my knees!"

:''"No son, no,
:''You must be eighteen or more,
:''Or maybe, if you grow,
:''Till you bang your head on the top of the door."

:''So off went a young hare sulkily,
:''Muttering "Maybe not today,
:''But one day you'll look back,
:''And see me march away!"

====Dark Forest====

:''No-one escapes the forest of dark,
:''It holds beasts for all eternity
:''Brave, cowardly, cruel and peaceful,
:''Beasts that go by air, land or sea.

:''Dark forest is there, and always will be.
:''It awaits the arrival of you and me.
:''Some go there early, some go there late,
:''All go there, in the clutches of Fate.

:''No-one escapes the forest of dark,
:''No-one goes out, yet all come in.
:''Dark forest is as big as the world
:''Yet it is also as small as a pin.

====Sawlinee's Fate====
Taken from Sawlinee's Quest
:''Your sister is a warrior, fiercer than a gale,
:''On a quest of vengeance, she cannot, will not fail.
:''No longer that young ottermaid, who was so quiet and sweet,
:''All those that have held her captive, death shall swiftly meet.
:''This land the ottermaid shall ceaselessy roam,
:''Seeking the Abbey that she once called home.
:''The fight will be hers and ours, so may you interfere,
:''But while you are waiting, for you there's a quest here.
:''Now find the golden flower, turn once, twice, thrice,
:''Find the hidden secrets of the old Redwall mice.
:''From there you'll find a trail, find the ancient moth,
:''And then you may save her from her own rage and wrath."

====Sawney's Wrath====

:''The fox, it was her,
:''Who foresaw the Taggerung's birth,
:''Though 'twas not the son of warrior,
:''But otters, wide of girth!
:''Her seeing led the Juskarath
:''To a river of waterflowers
:''That old father, carrying the blessed one,
:''Vallug strung, then pulled back, one twang and he was ours!
:''I took him as my son,
:''I taught him all I knew,
:''He was surely the Juska Taggerung,
:''But Juska instincts? Few.
:''He should have known that whatever life
:''He thought he was destined for,
:''A peaceful life, without strife,
:''For him would be no more!
:''I swear upon my soul,
:''This is a promise I cannot break,
:''This ''so called'' Taggerung, whose gift should've been mine
:''His life I will take!

====Rakkety Tam====

:''He sold his sword, lost a sword,
:''Gained a sword and a daughter,
:''He broke away from the fool
:''And truimphed throughout the slaughter.
:''He killed a lord, without sword
:''Instead with a sharpened shield.
:''But no matter what happened to him
:''To Death he would not yield.
:''He found a happy ending,
:''As bookish types will know
:''Met a Sister, and found a wife
:''In my mind alongside him I go.

====Young Hare's Limerick====

:''There once was a rather young hare
:''Who said "I do declare
:''I'll go and enrol
:''With the Long Patrol"
:''But his weaponry is still bare!

====Home Is Where My Heart Is====

:''Through Mossflower I will go,
:''There's lots to see and lots to show
:''But I know that wherever I am
:''Home is where my heart is.

:''While I joke and laugh with comrades dear
:''There is an empty place that fears
:''That one day, in far future I'll not know
:''That home is where my heart is.

:''I wish to be in the hall
:''Or up in the bell tower ever so tall
:''And joking and laughing with all my friends
:''Oh, home is where my heart is.
:Home is where my heart is.

====Without====

:''We said that never would we part
:''But we were young and carefree
:''Our lives were near yet to start
:''We went away in our group of three.

:''We went in circles, not straying far
:''From our beautiful home of Redwall
:''We earned but a few scars
:''We were so proud! How far to fall.

:''We went further away
:''We joined up with the Long Patrol
:''Oh, how many times did we stray
:''I could never count them all.

:''One day we went to war
:''We were excited, how could we know
:''How many of our comrades would fall
:''Fur littered on the ground like snow.

:''Injuries, pain beyond all measure
:''Dying gasps, many coming to life's end
:''I lost many I'll forever treasure
:''Then I saw my first two friends.

:''Side by side, together forever
:''I told myself I'd see them someday
:''But time goes for ever and ever
:''This was not some mere play.

:''We said that we'd never go away
:''From each other, when our whole life was fun
:''And I'll never forget the day
:''When I walked away in a group of one.

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