Song, Chant, Poetry, Stories and Satire for the Pagan Community

This entry made: 11/06/1997

Title: The Dagda's Club
Lyrics by: Isaac Bonewits
Tune: My Grandfather's Clock (Traditional)
Date: 1989, 119996
Source: http://www.qed.net/Bonewits/IB_Songs.HTML
Recorded on: "Avalon Is Rising!"- available here
Subject: Humor

(Key of C)

The Dagda's club is too large for much stealth,
So it drags all the time on the ground.
It's longer by half than the Good God Himself,
Sure it's like has never been found.
It amazed on the morn of the day that He was born,
And was always His treasure and pride.
The power -- of -- the Dagda's mighty club
Just cannot be denied!

Chorus:
'Cause it's huge and it's frightening,
Wham! Bam! Wham! Bam!
It's fast as the lightening --
Wham! Bam! Wham! Bam!
The power -- of -- the Dagda's mighty club
Just cannot be denied!

The Dagda's a God at the peak of His prime --
No bare cheeked lad is He!
With the strength and the wit to match any other God,
And the appetites of three!
He will eat up all your food, and He'll drink up all you've brewed,
And of maidenheads soon you'll have none.
They'll line up -- at -- the sight of His mighty club,
Sure it dazzles everyone!

'Cause it's huge...

Morrigan, Mighty Queen, Terror of all the Gods,
Is a dangerous female.
When She screams out Her lust, mortal men grab their cods,
And immortal ones turn pale!
But the Dagda has no fear, their relationship is clear,
He can turn Her roaring to a purr.
When She wants -- Her -- rough and tumble way,
He just stands right up to Her!

Last chorus:
'Cause it's huge and it's frightening,
Wham! Bam! Wham! Bam!
It's fast as the lightening --
Wham! Bam! Thank you Ma'am!
The power -- of -- the Dagda's mighty club
Just cannot be denied!

[Writing satirical songs about deities can be a little bit dangerous, 
but fortunately, the Dagda has a great sense of humor!
Like Thor (who played a similar multifunctional role in Norse 
religion), the Dagda had tall tales (often obscene) told about
His exploits among the Outsiders.]

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