User:Falstaff

William "Falstaff" del'Arpeggio

William del'Arpeggio is from Britain of the late 1500s. He is a world traveller, having been to the far east and back. After having many adventures he settled down near the sea in a barony called Blatha An Oir. His life story can be summed up in a song written by himself, called "My Lady Shaughnessy"

My Lady Shaughnessy ©2013 Falstaff Chorus:

       C

Now I've loved me many a lass F C And spent ten years out to sea,

      C

I've traveled over hither and yon

          D              G

From France to Sicily

       C

I’ve searched the whole world over F C And I’ve sailed the seven seas,

              F

But I've never found a lass so fine G C As my Lady Shaughnessy.

     C           

My father was a sea-captain

               F                             C

And was many years gone to sea.

      F                    C

My mother was a selkie siren

   D                 G

A lass of great beauty.

  C                

I grew up just as big and strong

     F                      C

As any lad should be

  F                       C

I took a wife and before too long

  D      G

I had a family.

C Then one day I did find out

      F		C

My wife did not love me

        F		       C

Without a pence she cast me out

       G                 C

And so I went to sea.

(Chorus)

I sailed around and round the world Saw many a country. And loved a lass in every port And spent much time in revelry.

When came a day I met a lass As fair as fair cold be Who had a tiny trinket shop On the coast of Normandy.

I asked her if she'd marry me, to this she did say no So if she would not marry me, It's off to sea I go.

(Chorus)

For ten long years I traveled round And sailed the ocean blue I made and lost a fortune, and loved more lasses too.

Until one day my travels brought me to a well-known shore And I went to town and found my lass Still in her trinket store.

      C

She asked me if I'd stay with her

        F                C

And live forever more.

       F                     C

And to this day I'll never stray... F C And with my true love I'll always stay... F C Here just south of Newport Bay...

       G                   C

And love her evermore.

(Chorus)

Falstaff has been active in the Rapier community, having retired recently for the third time, and continues a career as a bard having written such standards as "The Cavalier Song".