though he was nothing like the noble honest king portrayed in all the robin hood movies....
richard the lionheart was nonetheless a good singer and musician.... .. and his favorite
topic to sing about was ..of course... himself.... .. he wrote this song from a prison cell in
austria where he lamented the fact his friends and subjects in england had failed...
....or refused.. to pay his ransom, and bring him home..... .....
a home made pipe organ?..... .i didn;t know such a thing was possible... but i guess i should
have figured it was... ..people have been building pipe organs for centuries now... and with
tools no more sophisticated than what the average amateur craftsman has in his workshop...