Jirel of Joirey

Written by Mercedes Lackey and Leslie Fish

Vocals and 12 String Guitar by Leslie Fish
Bass by Duane Elms

Based on Four short stories featuring that character, by C. L. Moore
 

Once a spy rode boldly into Joirey Town
Seeking someone to question at length
To see how her people faired in Joirey's hand
And to judge for himself Joirey's strength

Behind lay a man who would make himself king
A-waiting the spy's word to go
So he asked of a guards man, "Who is Joirey's Lord?"
And the man said amazed, "Don't you know?

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She is Jirel of Joirey No man is her master
And well she protects us indeed
For with her sword above us we fear no mage nor blade
No injustice nor overlord's greed

Once to ransom her men into hell's guard she rode
From that place no one ever returned
And yet she came back, hell's guard's treasure she'd won
And in hell her men's capture soon burned

Once she lay neared to death at the hands of our foes
From her bed she was stolen away
She was taken by Darkness himself for his bride
And yet Jirel stands with us today

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When conquered she went into hell for a means
To slay that foe and free her men
And when she found her enemy's spirit bound there
Then to free it she went back again

When a foul wizard ambushed and slaughtered her guard
She leveled his keep to the ground
And then traveled in realms of the fairy and worse
Till at last that damned wizard she found

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Much taken aback was the spy by the speech
And he wasted no more time that day
But saddled his horse and left Jorey at once
Rode in haste to his master away

The lord heard his news  and then said they are strange
These words of a guardsmen unknown
But he who would rule does not squander his strength
So I think we'll Joirey alone

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