[Bards] Alden's first song

[Scarhart]

A little word-fame is definitely in order here. Alden sang his first song
(and first first song) for us last night at the Stargate/Loch fighter
practice.  One word to describe both songs? Outstanding! Being a bard
myself, though, I can't stop with only one word. So, original, funny,
well-sung, great tunes, and highly entertaining! 

 

Cheers to Alden!

 

Andrew Scarhart

 

-----Original Message-----
From: bards-bounces+scarhart=chivalry.com at ansteorra.org
[mailto:bards-bounces+scarhart=chivalry.com at ansteorra.org] On Behalf Of
Cathy Polakoff
Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 11:23 AM
To: Ansteorran Bardic list
Subject: Re: [Bards] Alden's first song

 

That's cute. I'd love to hear it!

Anna bat Chaim

At 07:13 AM 6/14/2004 -0700, you wrote:



Ok - Eleanor pointed out that this is really my *second* song (see The
Husbands' Retort on my bardic page at bard.ansteorra.org), but it's the
first song I wrote with original music.
 
At Westgate Winter Collegium this weekend (yes - Winter in June), we were
performing some bardic pieces, and a song that I sang at Gulf War a couple
years ago came up in discussion, but it was NOT a song to be sung in polite
company, so I wasn't going to sing it that night.  It prompted me to comment
"That's a song right there - A song about a song that I'm not going to
sing."  So I am happy to say that I put the idea down on paper and have come
up with the following song.  I wrote three verses, but more can easily be
added.
 
Cheers,
Alden Drake
 

A Song About A Song<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

 

You call on me to sing a song

Because you heard it said,

That I've a song to make you gasp

And turn your face bright red.

But surely this is not the time,

Nor place for such a song,

The baroness is listening

And that would just be wrong.

 

So this is my song,

A song about a song,

A song about a song that I am not going to sing.

 

You heard a rumor from a friend

About a dreadful tune,

Sung by a fair and dashing bard

One night beneath the moon.

Oh yes my friends that bard is me;

I don't deny the fame,

(But) The baroness still listens

And I think she knows my name.

 

So this is my song,

A song about a song,

A song about a song that I am not going to sing.

 

The baroness's champion,

He keeps his eye on me.

In case I dare to sing my song

Before her company.

But I am not some reckless cad,

No, that would not be right,

But I will sing it after she

Retires for the night.

 

So this is my song,

A song about a song,

A song about a song that I am not going to sing.

 

Yes this is my song,

A song about a song,

A song about a song that I am not going to sing.
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