Knight in Rusty Armour Lyrics

"Knight in Rusty Armour"
(M. Leander - C. Mills)
Intro:
(strings (2X; guitar enters 2nd time)):
Verse 1:
Long ago in days of old
There lived a knight who wasn't quite as bold
As a knight should be
He rode an old grey mare called Bess
Searchin' for a damsel in distress
Just to see if he
Could set her free
Chorus 1:
See the knight in rusty armour ride
To her aid
Trusty sword is hanging at his side
With a rusty blade
Verse 2:
Up the tower steps he sneaked
But as he moved his rusty armour squeaked
Such a mournful note
And all the sentries at their post
Thought it must have been the castle ghost
They jumped for their lives
In the moat
Chorus 2:
So the knight in rusty armour won
His fair maid
Had no need to draw his trusty sword
With a rusty blade
Verse 3 (partial):
As he bent to kiss his bride
He found that he was rusted up inside
In his battle dress
And I can guess
Coda:
How they still got married and had twins
They came in tins
Every suit of armour ever made
Has a kink
Chain mail pants with a missing link
(bass drum/high hat fill; end cold on C)
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers