Horrible Histories - Owain Glyndŵr: First Prince of Wales

I'm a welsh noble
I mobilised Wales against the English
(He is Owain Glyndŵr!)
Fought King Henry Four
Because Wales abhorred English rule
(It's not unusual!)

But my uprising
It went a bit wrong and this song tells the surprising tale

Owain Glyndŵr!
Welsh hero of the hour!
It all began
'Cause my neighbour, a vindictive man
Baron Grey De Ruthen was spreading untrue things 'bout me!

Said I was a rebel
Who planned to repel England's king
(From the green grass of home)
Not really true
But more than a few were convinced.
(We were ready to fight!)

So, I decided
To take up the mantle, was given the handle of Prince
Of Wales!

You don't have to be Welsh to feel Welsh pride
Even kingsman Henry Hotspur ended up on my side
We claimed Welsh ground, then in Hereford rain meant
The king nearly drowned, washed away in his tent
So partly thanks to Welsh weather I was crowned
Think I'm gonna dance now!

I had great plans for new government,
New law and churches
(So what's new, pussycat?)
But Henry the Fourth had dried off
And revenge was his game
(Thought that he'd help himself)

We were defeated,
He blocked supplies to Wales, our crops failed and starvation came.

Owain Glyndŵr!
My family sent to the tower
As Welsh towns fell
And we all know that never ends well
So I disappeared
But my name is revered throughout Wales

Owain Glyndŵr!
Father of the fight for Welsh power
Welsh legend holds
That should Wales ever need someone bold.
I'll rise up to help them
Mind you, I'm six hundred years old!

Henffych well i'are arwr mawr Cymru
Owain Glyndŵr!