YAF (yet another filk)

I'm trying (with some assistance - thanks Cat, Kirsti!) to write a filk about "It's in the Other Notebook", since that's often a problem for me when it comes to music - so much music, so little muscle to haul it all around everywhere... Anyway, in the process of trying to write the "other song", this one emerged instead. So, for your enjoyment:

NB - the tune listed can be found in the Westerfilk (or Wester-II) songbook. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Beware of the Sentient Songbook
Lyrics: Callie Larsen
TTTO: Beware of the Sentient Chili, by Chris Weber

Beware of the sentient songbook
that quietly sits on your shelves
the dragons and goblins are plotting
with fantasy heroes and elves
at night when you're comfortably sleeping and lie unaware in your bed
the lyric sheets plot insurrection
they'll mix themselves up in your head

A war song becomes 'Frog of Cambreadth'
and black unicorns turn to white
and egomaniacal actors'
ghosts walk DS9 sets at night
and Heather's old man from the barrow
treads Wedding Dance 'neath a new moon
your neurons are getting quite scrambled by filksongs that use the same tune.

And then there's the one by Kanefsky
describing the gay person's plight
with Kinsey's scale instead of Richter's so preference moves to the right
There's Science Notes, Trekkies and Wobblies to bring new ideas to the scene
your brain heads t'ward nuclear meltdown when Dr. Who 7 hits the screen.

Then one night the conflict is started
by filkers whose lyrics were odd
The song circle turns into chaos
as rhino-bards bicker like gods
The regulars pray for deliverance:
"No, not Banned from Argo again!"
but your notebook seems to have vanished it's off to corrupt neofen.

Lyrics (c) 1997 Callie Larsen
Permission to reprint granted as long as attributions of tune and lyrics are retained. Received on 01/27/97