The Celts
By Benjamin Zephaniah
They lived in France and Germany
The Celts
They lived in France and Germany
The Celts
They spread their community
Through Holland, Spain and Italy
They left their mark on history
The Celts.
They moved around for centuries
The Celts
They moved around for centuries
The Celts
They moved on land, they moved on sea
From Africa to Brittany
They had great fun in Anglesey
The Celts.
They worked with silver, bronze and gold
The Celts
They worked with silver, bronze and gold
The Celts
The goods they made were bought and sold
Then thrown away when they got old
And they made lucky charms to hold
The Celts.
They were very agricultural
The Celts
They were very agricultural
The Celts
They were functional and pastoral
And really quite exceptional
And they were three-dimensional
The Celts.
They had a great big empire
The Celts
They had a great big empire
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But just like every empire
For sure it had to expire
They even reigned in Hertfordshire
They never had an emperor
The Celts
They never had an emperor
The Celts
They made homes in Macedonia
Turkey and Transylvania
But they never had an emperor
The Celts.
They loved their oral poetry
The Celts
They loved their oral poetry
The Celts
A great night in for them you see
Was listening to a good story
They really used their memory
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They have languages that still survive
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They have languages that still survive
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They are a tough and sturdy tribe
In Wales and Scotland they survive
And in Ireland they really thrive
The Celts.
