Ballad of Lt. Johnson

The Ballad of Lt Johnson is a drinking song, popular with the Royal Guard of Clarion. It commemorates a semi-mythical stand made on Laco against the sathar during the First Sathar War.

Ballad of Lt. Johnson

Ol’ Lt. Johnson had troubles of his own
He joined the Army and was sent far from home;
A loyal man was he, willing to serve country and king,
He had answered the call with its Clarion ring;

To Laco’s dusty ball to fight in the fray,
To fight the bloody sathar, come what may.
Stationed on the flank lest the sathar come around,
There he fought all the worms they found.

Chorus
But the sathar came back the very next day,
The worms came back, they did not stay away
But the sathar came back; they couldn't stay away.
Away, away, yea, yea, yea

Ordered to hold, he called for private dralasite,
To the blob he said its time for the kaboomite;
So the blob of a private went to mine the approaches,
Scurry he did fearing the worm’s encroaches.

The worms came on and the private was pinned,
Corporal Vrusk ran forward to get him
But Sathar swarmed on and they could not get away.
So they triggered the explosive and won the day.

Chorus
But the sathar came back the very next day,
The worms came back, they did not stay away
But the sathar came back; they couldn't stay away.
Away, away, yea, yea, yea

To his sergeant Yazirian the Lieutenant said,
Well we’re the last but I fear we are dead;
The sergeant drew his sword and said if die we must
Let’s kill some worms and grind them to dust.

Ol’ Lt. Johnson had troubles of his own,
He fought a valiant battle far from home.
Ordered to hold, come what may.
He gave his life on that fateful day.

Chorus
But the sathar came back the very next day,
The worms came back, they did not stay away
But the sathar came back; they couldn't stay away.
Away, away, yea, yea, yea