BOADICEA

Boadicea, Charioteer;
Boadicea, Charioteer.
Queen of Iceni, Boadicea;
Queen of Iceni, Boadicea.

Government comes to burn and slaughter,
Burn and slaughter, burn and slaughter.
Government comes to burn and slaughter,
Roman soldiers rape her daughter,
Rape her daughter, rape her daughter.

She raised an army, came on down,
Came on down, came on down.
Raised an army, came on down;
Came to the towers of London Town,
London Town, London Town.

Banksters, Frauds amass Golden Hoards,
Golden Hoards, Golden Hoards;
Banksters, Frauds amass Golden Hoards,
City of Quislings, London Town;
London Town, London Town.

She smashed the Towers of the Quisling Powers,
Quisling Powers, Quisling Powers;
Smashed the Towers of the Quisling Powers,
Smashed the Towers and burnt them down;
Burnt them down, burnt them down.

Boadicea, Charioteer;
Boadicea, Charioteer.
Queen of Iceni, Boadicea;
Queen of Iceni, Boadicea.

                           — Keith Jacka

AUTHOR’S NOTES:

(a) Identity

Boadicea, Queen of the Iceni, a British Tribe, during the occupation of Britain by the Romans.
Died ca. AD 60.

(b) Name

I have used Boadicea, rather than the alternative Boudica, as being more euphonious.

(c) Syllables

Five syllables: Bo/a/di/ce/a.
Three syllables: I/ce/ni

(d) Stress

Stresses on first and fourth: ‘Bo/a/di/’ce/a
Stress on second: I/’ce/ni

(e) Pronunciation

Boh/ah/dih/see/ah.
Eye/see/nee.

(f) Metre

Four stresses per line.

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