Don't You Worry, Hrothgar

From "Beowulf: The Rock Opera"

Narrator: The next morning, the news of slaughter reached Hrothgar, who immediately put a high price on Grendel's head. Outside of Heorot, a gathering of bounty hunters lined up in front of Hrothgar to take their turn at fighting Grendel, who crouched warily inside the mead hall, preparing his defense.

Thane 1:

Don't you worry, Hrothgar

I'll slay the vile beast.

Hrothgar:

Thank you, sir and hurry back,

We'll give you quite a feast.

Isn't it just wonderful

The way that he's so brave

Aeschere:

Good of you to say, my liege,

We'll write that on his grave.

Thane 2:

Don't you worry, Horthgar,

I'll show this thing who's boss.

Hrothgar:

Thank you, and be careful...

Your friend was quite a loss.

Aren't you overwhelmed

With just how boldly he attacked

Aeschere:

Almost made it through the door

With most of him intact.

Hrothgar and Aeschere:

So we'll pray and we'll pray

For our victory today.

We'd fight the beast, ourselves, you see,

But we're to old and grey.

And it only is appropriate

In such a fight we may,

We may just lose a couple men along the way.

Thane 3:

Don't you worry, Horthgar,

I'll slay the fiend somehow.

Hrothgar:

Thank you, brave retainer

It should be full by now.

I pray that he'll come back to us,

His death would be our third.

Aeschere:

Well, at least his head came back

Your prayer was partly heard.

Thane 1:

Don't you worry, Hrothgar,

This Grendel's ass is mine!

Hrothgar:

All the rest have died so far,

But we're sure you'll do fine.

Thanes as brave as he is

Should be held in high regard.

Aeschere:

If he weren't dead I'd tell him

Thanks for trying so darn hard.

Hrothgar and Aeschere:

So we'll pray and we'll pray

For our victory today.

We'd fight the beast, ourselves, you see,

But we're to old and grey.

And it only is appropriate

In such a fight we may,

We may just lose a couple men along the way.

(Jon Greenlee - drums, bass, vocals

Jeff Bercovici - vocals

Richard London - vocals)