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Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Oh the wizard woke up in a barrel of ale
Smelled like smoke and regret and a half-sunk sail
Spilled his spells on the floor with the froth and foam
Cursed the moon
Missed the door
And he staggered home
[Chorus]
Raise your cups for the drunken wizard
Shaking stars from his ragged sleeve
He can’t walk straight but he walks on water
Trips through life and still lands on his feet
Sing ho
For the stumbling sorcerer
Crowns and coins in his tattered coat
Touch of gold in his crooked finger
Taste of fire on his ruined throat
[Verse 2]
He signed great treaties on a barroom tab
Won three wars with a hiccup and a shabby map
Turned cheap tin rings into royal crowns
Then passed out snoring as the sun went down
[Chorus]
Raise your cups for the drunken wizard
Shaking stars from his ragged sleeve
He can’t walk straight but he walks on water
Trips through life and still lands on his feet
Sing ho
For the stumbling sorcerer
Crowns and coins in his tattered coat
Touch of gold in his crooked finger
Taste of fire on his ruined throat
[Bridge]
He said
“Fame’s just luck in a broken glass (hey!)
Fortune’s foam
It was made to pass
If I ever get sober
May the sea take me
For a clear-eyed king is a dull old thing”
[Chorus]
Raise your cups for the drunken wizard
Shaking stars from his ragged sleeve
He can’t walk straight but he walks on water
Trips through life and still lands on his feet
Sing ho
For the stumbling sorcerer
Crowns and coins in his tattered coat
Toast the fool who out-charmed the devil
And drank his way to a gilded throne
Details
GeneratedJan 28, 2026
Duration3:11
LanguageEnglish
Style
Rowdy pub shanty with male vocals, stomp-and-clap groove, fiddle leads, and wheezing concertina. Verses stay gritty and close, like a cramped tavern; chorus explodes with gang vocals and tankard hits on the tables. Mid-song key lift in the bridge, drums and voices swell for a triumphant, slightly unhinged finale., shanty
Credits
Prompt by
roguedunn
roguedunnModelAria v5
Prompt
Shanty song of a drunk wizard who somehow becomes a famous and successful man while being an alcoholic
