I’ve never actually filked The Proclaimer’s 500 Miles, but I have filked I’m On My Way. This is the song in question, the tale of one Elfin of Mona, who popped over to Europe on a working holiday and won the first Crown Tourney of the new Kingdom of Drachenwald. Local boy makes good!
[1992]
I’m on my way from Mordenvale to Drachenwald today, uh-huh (uh-huh) uh-huh (uh-huh).
I’m on my way from Mordenvale to Drachenwald today, yeah yeah yeah yeah.
I’m on my way to rule the greater Known World
And years from now you’ll see my banner unfurled
In every place from Southron Gaard to Lochac
I’ll be the first to be the ruling monarch.
I took a trip, I took a trip to Europe months ago, uh-huh (uh-huh) uh-huh (uh-huh).
I took a trip, I took a trip to Europe months ago, yeah yeah yeah yeah.
I fought the fight that brought me to the new Crown,
You must be mad to think I’ll ever step down,
And when the reign is over and the job’s done
I’ll wander round until I find a new one.
You know that I don’t want to stay at home
Until the vote gets through, and Lochac’s ripe for conquering too!
I’ll do my best, I’ll do my best to rule the best I can, uh-huh (uh-huh) uh-huh (uh-huh)
I’ll do my best, I’ll do my best to rule the best I can, yeah yeah yeah yeah
To keep the knights from messing up my reign, sir,
To keep the peers from thinking I’ve no brain, sir,
To keep the crown, the crown upon my own skull,
To try and make my tenure nothing like dull.