God rest You Merry Archi Men
Mr Swift and Barford would have you think differently,
That all metal detectorists Hoover up antiquity,
They blind you with their clever words and have a go at me.
Not a tiding of comfort and joy comfort and joy.
Not a tiding of comfort and joy.
Now please look before you leap and knock my rhyme,
For many an artefact was rotting away with time.
The fertilizer gets its grip along with the lime
Not a tiding comfort and Joy, comfort and Joy
Not a tiding of comfort and joy.
Time Team and JCB are on TV today,
Surly not all archi men set about their work this way,
Oh what sad image they all portray,
What a sad state of affairs they portray. they portray,
Oh what sad state of affairs they portray.
God rest you merry archi men please don't dismay,
For many a metal detectorist are recording away.
There saving our heritage? the stuff you chucked away.
We bring tidings of comfort and Joy, comfort and Joy
We bring tidings of comfort and joy.
Merry Christmas
Gary Brun
http://www.ukdfd.co.uk
Recording
OUR heritage for future generations.