T_he_{y're Si}ngin_{g `Banned From Argo'}

Reprinted from Songworm 3
This parody was sung by Leslie Fish on Tapeworm 3

Parody of “Danny Deever”, words by Rudyard Kipling , music by Leslie Fish

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Parody lyrics ©1988-02-29 by Bob Kanefsky. All rights reserved. The copyright of the original lyrics and music remain with the holder(s) of the original copyright.

What

Am are

the guitars playin’ for?  the

G ne

o-

D filk

er

E cried

.

To

G drown

you out, to drown you out,  the

D vet

eran rep

E lied

.

What

Am makes

you look so

D white

, so white?  the

G ne

o-filker

E cried

.

I’m

Am dread

ing

G what

I’ve

F got

to

E hear

,  the

Am vet

er

G an

rep

Am lied

.

For they’re

C sing

ing  Banned From Argo ;

you can

D hear

the guitars strum.

They’re

Am tak

ing their ka

C zoos

out

Am and

they’re

G look

ing

D for

a

E drum

.

I

F on

ly just walked

C in

and now I’m

G sor

ry

D that

I’ve

E come

While they’re

Am sing

ing

C Ban

ned From

G Ar

go

Em at

the

Am filk

sing.

Where can I find the words to this?  the neo-filker cried.
Page 50 in your Westerfilk,  the older filker sighed.
I’ve heard this song a score of times!  the neo-filker cried.
I’ve heard it once or twice myself,  the veteran replied.

 But they’re singing  Banned From Argo ;
you can hear the trufen hiss.
Nine hundred other filksongs and the neos ask for this!
I feel a sudden urge to step outside and try to miss
Their singing  Banned From Argo  at the filksing.

What makes that woman’s eyes bug out?  the neo-filker cried.
The song’s too high, the song’s too high,  the veteran replied.
What makes that fellow clutch his chest?  the neo-filker cried.
The song’s too low, the song’s too low,  the veteran replied.

For they’re singing  Banned From Argo ,
and you’ll see it’s quite a strain
To rumble through the verses and still squeak through the refrain.
And when you hear them try it you will see why I complain
That they’re singing  Banned From Argo  at the filksing.

Who’s that, who’s got her ears stopped up?  the neo-filker cried.
It’s Leslie Fish, it’s Leslie Fish,  the veteran replied.
What’s that, that whimpers overhead?  the neo-filker cried.
The guy whose room is right upstairs,  the veteran replied.

But they’re done with  Banned From Argo ;
you can hear the final chord.
We begged ’em not to do it, but our pleading was ignored.
The trufen want their tully and they sure are looking bored
After singing  Banned From Argo  at the filksing.