Ogre Battle [BBC Session 3, Dec 1973]

Ahh! Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ahh!

Now once upon a time - an old man told me a fable
When the piper is - gone and the soup is cold on your table
And if the black crow flies to find a new destination
That is the sign

Come tonight
Come to the ogre site
Come to the ogre - battle - fight

He gives a great big cry and he can swallow up the ocean
With a mighty tongue he catches flies -
The palm of a hand the incredible size
One great big eye - has a focus in your direction
Now the battle is on
Yeah yeah yeah

Come tonight
Come to the ogre site
Come to the ogre - battle - fight

The ogre men are still inside
The two-way mirror mountain
Gotta keep down right out of sight
You can't see in, but they can see out
"Ooh, keep a lookout!"
The ogre-men are coming out
From the two-way mirror mountain
They're running up behind and they're coming all about
Can't go east 'cos you gotta go south

(Ahhhh!)

Ogre-men are going home
And The great big fight is over
Bugle blow, let trumpet cry
Ogre battle lives for ever more

Oh-ho-ho
You can come along
You can come along
Come to ogre battle