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The Happy Valkyrie

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Gary McGath

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Sep 14, 2015, 8:14:26 PM9/14/15
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I composed this in my head as I was out wandering, appropriately enough,
and typed it in as soon as I got home. The idea is so obvious that
someone may have already done it, but searching the Xenofilkia and Filk
Book indexes doesn't turn up anything that looks like it.


The Happy Valkyrie
Words: Gary McGath, Copyright 2015
Music: "The Happy Wanderer"

I love to go to battlefields
And gather up the dead
To bring them all to Odin's hall,
My helmet on my head.

Chorus:
Valkyrie! Valkyrah!
Valkyrie! Valkyrah, Ho-yo-to-ho-yo,
Valkyrie! Valkyrah!
My helmet on my head.
[Change last line of each chorus to match last line of verse]

Within Valhalla's spacious grounds
They fight and die all day,
And then they wake for dinner break
Just like the SCA.

Chorus

At Ragnarok they'll take up arms
Against the Jotuns' might.
They won't prevail, but what a tale
In that last glorious fight.

Chorus

--
Gary McGath http://www.mcgath.com
Tomorrow's Songs Today: The History of Filk http://www.mcgath.com/tst

Lee Gold XP

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Sep 14, 2015, 9:21:20 PM9/14/15
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On 9/14/2015 5:14 PM, Gary McGath wrote:
> The Happy Valkyrie
> Words: Gary McGath, Copyright 2015
> Music: "The Happy Wanderer"
>
> I love to go to battlefields
> And gather up the dead
> To bring them all to Odin's hall,
> My helmet on my head.
>
> Chorus:
> Valkyrie! Valkyrah!
> Valkyrie! Valkyrah, Ho-yo-to-ho-yo,
> Valkyrie! Valkyrah!
> My helmet on my head.
> [Change last line of each chorus to match last line of verse]

Saved for Xeno.

--Lee

Arthur T.

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Sep 14, 2015, 9:33:01 PM9/14/15
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In Message-ID:<mt7npg$4pu$1...@dont-email.me>,
Gary McGath <ga...@REMOVEmcgathREMOVE.com> wrote:

>The Happy Valkyrie
>Words: Gary McGath, Copyright 2015
>Music: "The Happy Wanderer"

Very nice.

--
Arthur T. - ar23hur "at" pobox "dot" com

Jeff Urs

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Sep 15, 2015, 11:13:13 AM9/15/15
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Well done. You're on a roll!

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Jeff

Qe'van, Bard of Nor

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Sep 15, 2015, 11:34:50 AM9/15/15
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On Mon, 14 Sep 2015 20:14:25 -0400, Gary McGath wrote:

> The Happy Valkyrie
> Words: Gary McGath, Copyright 2015
> Music: "The Happy Wanderer"

How glorious is that! Good on ya!

Gary McGath

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Sep 15, 2015, 4:13:24 PM9/15/15
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On 9/14/15 8:14 PM, Gary McGath wrote:

I need to make a slight change to the chorus:

Valkyrie! Valhallah!
Valkyrie! Valhallah, Ho-yo-to-ho-yo,
Valkyrie! Valhallah!
My helmet on my head.



Lee Gold XP

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Sep 15, 2015, 7:46:15 PM9/15/15
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On 9/15/2015 1:13 PM, Gary McGath wrote:
> Valkyrie! Valhallah!
> Valkyrie! Valhallah, Ho-yo-to-ho-yo,
> Valkyrie! Valhallah!
> My helmet on my head.

Noted.

--Lee

Kay Shapero

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Sep 17, 2015, 2:15:40 AM9/17/15
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In article <mt7npg$4pu$1...@dont-email.me>, ga...@REMOVEmcgathREMOVE.com
says...
>
> I composed this in my head as I was out wandering, appropriately enough,
> and typed it in as soon as I got home. The idea is so obvious that
> someone may have already done it, but searching the Xenofilkia and Filk
> Book indexes doesn't turn up anything that looks like it.
>
>
> The Happy Valkyrie
> Words: Gary McGath, Copyright 2015
> Music: "The Happy Wanderer"
>


Applause!

--

Kay Shapero
FAQ at http://www.kayshapero.net/filkfaq.htm
Address munged, use kay at kayshapero extension as per website.

X-Lydia

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Nov 18, 2015, 3:23:44 AM11/18/15
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Oh, this is brilliant.
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