St. Martin's Day,
Or the Feast of St.
Martin,
Martinstag, Martinmas
Or Martin le
Miséricordieux
The Feast of St Martin
of Tours,
Is a time for feasting
celebrations
On November the 11th
When the autumn wheat
fields
Were sown for the
following year
And the annual
slaughter
Of well fattened
cattle
To produce
"Martinmas beef"
And it was also the
time
When hiring fairs were
held
Where farm unemployed labourer’s
Could find new work
Feast Day November 11th
Started out as a Roman soldier
But was baptized as an
adult
And then became a monk
It is understood that
he was a kind man
Who led a quiet and
simple life
The most famous legend
of his life,
Was when he was still
a soldier,
It is the story about
the time
That he cut his cloak
in half
To share with a beggar
To protect him during
a snowstorm,
Which saved the
beggars life
That same night he
dreamed that Jesus
Was wearing the
half-cloak
Martin heard Jesus say
to the angels,
"Here is Martin,
the Roman soldier
St. Martin's Day,
Or the Feast of St. Martin,
Martinstag, Martinmas
Or Martin le
Miséricordieux
The Feast of St Martin
of Tours,
Is a time for feasting
celebrations
On November the 11th
When the autumn wheat
fields
Were sown for the
following year
And the annual slaughter
Of well fattened cattle
To produce
"Martinmas beef"
And it was also the
time
When hiring fairs were
held
Where farm unemployed
labourer’s
Could find new work
Feast Day November 11th
Started out as a Roman soldier
But was baptized as an
adult
And then became a monk
It is understood that
he was a kind man
Who led a quiet and
simple life
The most famous legend
of his life,
Was when he was still
a soldier,
It is the story about
the time
That he cut his cloak
in half
To share with a beggar
To protect him during
a snowstorm,
Which saved the
beggars life
That same night he
dreamed that Jesus
Was wearing the
half-cloak
Martin heard Jesus say
to the angels,
"Here is Martin,
the Roman soldier
Who is not baptised;
he has clothed me"
