…I saw great Lalli riding,
The axeman of the lake,
And his eyes were red with vengeance,
And with Bishop’s heads to take,
And south to Turku and the sea,
The lights leapt up for liberty,
The foes of Christianity,
The hammer of the friars…
Disordered Thoughts and Curmudgeonly Ramblings
…I saw great Lalli riding,
The axeman of the lake,
And his eyes were red with vengeance,
And with Bishop’s heads to take,
And south to Turku and the sea,
The lights leapt up for liberty,
The foes of Christianity,
The hammer of the friars…