Family

Hail to the Host

Lyrics by Cornelius Booth
This song is sung before the King in the palace. The King is angered by the subject matter and interrupts before the song id fimished.

Hail to the host! A guest is come
From wand'ring o'er the fell.
Now he who knocks is frozen numb,
Then treat the traveller well.

Dry clothes and food and drink he'll need,
All for the stranger's cheering;
Good manners and a cup of mead,
Words… and a willing hearing.

Whoever enters an unknown door,
Let him look in. Let him watch well.
He little knows what lies in store
Or where his enemies dwell.

A humble home is better far
Than mighty monarch's hall.-

At this point Nornagest is interrupted by the King
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  • Baz, Liz, Corny and Sam
    Baz, Liz, Corny and Sam
  • Corny gives Sam his first piano lesson
    Corny gives Sam his first piano lesson
  • Baz, Liz and Corny (and a spectral visitor - oooooh, spooky)
    Baz, Liz and Corny (and a spectral visitor - oooooh, spooky)
  • Baz, Liz and an extremely young Sam (we're talking minutes)
    Baz, Liz and an extremely young Sam (we're talking minutes)
  • Booths in blue on boat
    Booths in blue on boat
  • Baz and Liz in matching outfits
    Baz and Liz in matching outfits
  • Age and youth
    Age and youth
  • Come into the garden, Nan
    Come into the garden, Nan
  • Ernest at a meeting (don't know the other gentlemen)
    Ernest at a meeting (don't know the other gentlemen)
  • Ernest and Annie with a couple of strangers
    Ernest and Annie with a couple of strangers
  • Nan and Corny (just back from India, hence the beard)
    Nan and Corny (just back from India, hence the beard)
  • Liz, Grandad and Sam
    Liz, Grandad and Sam
  • Ernest, Sam and Big Ted (Big Ted is at the front)
    Ernest, Sam and Big Ted (Big Ted is at the front)
  • Liz, Corny and Sam
    Liz, Corny and Sam
  • The Booth boys
    The Booth boys
  • Corny, Liz and Sam
    Corny, Liz and Sam
  • Liza and Sam (do not try this at home)
    Liza and Sam (do not try this at home)
  • Liz and Sam
    Liz and Sam
  • Liz and Sam
    Liz and Sam
  • Baz, Corny and Sam investigate Lincoln Cathedral
    Baz, Corny and Sam investigate Lincoln Cathedral
  • Corny, Liz, Sam and Crempog (Crempog's the furry one)
    Corny, Liz, Sam and Crempog (Crempog's the furry one)
  • Dog and boy (dog is on the left)
    Dog and boy (dog is on the left)
  • Corny and Sam
    Corny and Sam
  • [factoid=41]Jason Monet[/factoid] and his portrait of Liza
    [factoid=41]Jason Monet[/factoid] and his portrait of Liza
  • Uncle Westy, Liza, Sam and Baz (you can never find a spoon when you need one)
    Uncle Westy, Liza, Sam and Baz (you can never find a spoon when you need one)
  • "If you put that anywhere near me I shall scream. I'm sorry, but I shall."
    "If you put that anywhere near me I shall scream. I'm sorry, but I shall."
  • Liza
    Liza
  • Sam
    Sam
  • Proud mother, proud son, proud thumb
    Proud mother, proud son, proud thumb
  • A still from Sam's show [b]Pull My Strings[/b]
    A still from Sam's show [b]Pull My Strings[/b]
  • A still from Sam's show [b]Pull My Strings[/b]
    A still from Sam's show [b]Pull My Strings[/b]
  • Liza, Sam and Rolf Harris
    Liza, Sam and Rolf Harris
  • Baz and Sam
    Baz and Sam
  • Corny and Sam
    Corny and Sam
  • Liza and Rolf Harris's Uncle Westy
    Liza and Rolf Harris's Uncle Westy
  • Liza and Westy in (we think) Sydney
    Liza and Westy in (we think) Sydney
  • No-one holds a candle to Liza
    No-one holds a candle to Liza
  • Barry and Liz
    Barry and Liz
  • Corny, Sam and Liz
    Corny, Sam and Liz
  • Annie Booth
    Annie Booth
  • Annie Booth as Cooke's Tours (long story)
    Annie Booth as Cooke's Tours (long story)
  • Corny at Sports Day
    Corny at Sports Day
  • Corny at Sports Day (look at him go!)
    Corny at Sports Day (look at him go!)
  • Corny
    Corny
  • Corny dressed for Prize Giving at school
    Corny dressed for Prize Giving at school
  • Corny in the studio
    Corny in the studio
  • Corny - an actor (here as Leonid in Seed of the Bauhinia)
    Corny - an actor (here as Leonid in Seed of the Bauhinia)
  • [factoid=43]Ronald Fouracre with Eva Reuber Staier[/factoid] (Miss World 1969) and Baz with Liz (Mrs. Booth 1975- ). Richard Gere can be seen in the background on the far left.
    [factoid=43]Ronald Fouracre with Eva Reuber Staier[/factoid] (Miss World 1969) and Baz with Liz (Mrs. Booth 1975- ). Richard Gere can be seen in the background on the far left.
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