Filk: Punctuating's Hard To Do

[Qe'van, Bard of Nor]

Filk: Punctuating's Hard To Do
Tune: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do (Neil Sedaka)
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I'm gonna write all the dialogue down.
Comma, Comma,
Type, yeah, I'm going to town.
Semicolon;
Yikes! Now I'm starting to frown
Punctuating's hard to do!

My characters, they talk to me.
They have a lot to say and do and be.
But it's true, verisimilitude,
That punctuating's hard to do!

Remember when the prose was tight?
And I typed them all through the night?
Now they give me an attitude
'Cause puntuating's hard to do.

They disagree that punctuating's hard to do.
All you need is a comma or two.
And then you put at the end
An exclamation point or two
Or three or four will always do!!!!

Those characters, They don't know why,
I won't give their voice, another try,
Questioning my writer's rules.
Yeah, punctuating's hard to do.

(They think that punctuating's not hard to do)
But I know, I know that it's true!
(They think that this is a lark)
Instead of exclamation points
I think I'll use a question mark?

I'm telling you, it's not a lie!
But you know I'm gonna try and try!
Typing 'til my fingers are blue
'Cause punctuating's hard to do.

Gonna write all the dialogue down.
Comma, Comma,
Type, yeah, I'm going to town.
Semicolon;
Write all the dialogue down.
An ellipsis...
Type, yeah, I'm going to town.
Curley brackets {}
Write all the dialogue down.
Double quote marks ""
Type, yeah, I'm going to town.
Exclamation!
Write all the dialogue down.
Accent gravè
Type, yeah, I'm going to town.
And a colon :
Write all the dialogue down
Apostrophe '
Type, yeah, I'm going to town
Now a hyphen -
(fade)
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Qe'van, Bard of Nor
August, 2004