Lyric FTP? Banned from Argo?
Kevin Kenney
Is there an FTP site for demented lyrics?
I'm looking for the ones to 'Banned from Argo'
I've now bought it twice, on record and cassette, and still can't
get all the words to the chorus, much less the verses.
The tough part in ():
Banned from Argo evermore,
Banned from Argo, just for having a little fun.
We spent a jolly shore leave there, but (those three days are gone),
And Argo doesn't want us anymore.
I've got it on the Unofficial Star Trek Comedy Album/Cassette.
Is there another source/singer that may be clearer?
Thanks in advance...
Still waiting for the next coming...
ken...@netcom.com (Los Angeles)
Petrea Mitchell
> Newbie stuff...
> Is there an FTP site for demented lyrics?
> I'm looking for the ones to 'Banned from Argo'
> I've now bought it twice, on record and cassette, and still can't
> get all the words to the chorus, much less the verses.
I certainly hope "Banned From Argo" isn't on any FTP site.
> I've got it on the Unofficial Star Trek Comedy Album/Cassette.
> Is there another source/singer that may be clearer?
Here are all the albums you can find "Banned From Argo" on:
Star Trek Comedy: The Unofficial Album
Border Patrol
Solar Sailors
_SS_ is available on cassette and LP; the other two are cassette
only. The _Solar Sailors_ LP comes with a lyric booklet. You can get it
from:
Firebird Music
P.O. Box 14785
Portland, OR 97214-9998
1-800-752-0494 (U.S.)
(503) 239-9941 (OR and int'l)
(503) 232-2706 (fax)
/
Petrea Mitchell <|> <|>
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Net.Liaison, Firebird Music
DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed herein ARE those of Firebird Arts &
Music of Oregon, Inc.
Major Matt Mason
wrote:
> We spent a jolly shore leave there, but (those three days are gone),
just three days or four,
> I've got it on the Unofficial Star Trek Comedy Album/Cassette.
> Is there another source/singer that may be clearer?
Ask about it on rec.music.filk.
Then don your asbestos suit.
Tell 'em the Major sent you. :)
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Richard Herndon
KK> The tough part in ():
KK> Still waiting for the next coming...
KK> ken...@netcom.com (Los Angeles)
Kevin, I know (Los Angeles) is definitely the tough part! :-)
You may be waiting for a while. The coasts are always the last to get in on
new things. :)
Best wishes from Richard
Eli Brian Goldberg
from .. by Petrea Mitc...@mvp.rain
Why not? Leslie gave permission for them to be distributed on the
nets years ago, and the song isn't going to be in print in a filkbook
until my exams end and I have time to finish proofing the Westerfilk
re-release.
> > I've got it on the Unofficial Star Trek Comedy Album/Cassette.
> > Is there another source/singer that may be clearer?
>
> Here are all the albums you can find "Banned From Argo" on:
>
> Star Trek Comedy: The Unofficial Album
> Border Patrol
> Solar Sailors
To actually answer Kevin's Kwestion, no, neither of them are any clearer.
You can buy Roberta Rogow's most excellent book on fannish linguistics
and culture, _Futurespeak_, which has the lyrics in the back.
However, since Leslie has provided in writing, as I recall, permission
to post her songs on the computer nets in 1991 as long as appropriate
copyright information is provided, I'll post the lyrics here for
everyone's enjoyment, as I conveniently have them on-line from the
Westerfilk 1 re-release master, which the song will be appearing in.
For more information about Leslie Fish's music, you can reach Random
Factors, who are publishing her new albums and have lots of good stuff
in the works, at m.cr...@genie.geis.com.
-------
When we pulled into Argo Port in need of R. and R.,
The crew set out investigating every joint and bar.
We had high expectations of their hospitality,
But found too late it wasn't geared for spacers such as we.
CHORUS: And we're banned from Argo, every one.
Banned from Argo, just for having a little fun.
We spent a jolly shore leave there, for just three days or four,
But Argo doesn't want us anymore.
The Captain's tastes were simple, but his methods were complex.
We found him with five partners, each of a different world and sex.
The Shore Police were on the way -- we had no second chance.
We beamed him up in the nick of time -- and the remnants of his pants.
CHORUS
Our Engineer would yield to none at putting down the brew.
He outdrank seven space marines and a demolition crew.
The Navigator didn't win, but he outdrank almost all,
And now they've got a shuttlecraft on the roof of City Hall.
CHORUS
Our proper, cool First Officer was drugged with something green,
And hauled into an alley, where he suffered things obscene.
He sobered up in Sickbay and he's none the worse for wear,
Except he's somehow taught the bridge computer how to swear.
CHORUS
The Head Nurse disappeared awhile in the major Dope Bazaar,
Buying an odd green potion "guaranteed to cause Pon-Farr".
She came home with no uniform and an oddly cheerful heart,
And a painful way of walking -- with her feet a yard apart.
CHORUS
Our lady of Communications won a ship-wide bet
By getting into the planet's main communications net.
Now every time someone calls up on an Argo telescreen,
The flesh is there, but the clothes they wear are nowhere to be seen.
CHORUS
Our Doctor loves humanity; his private life is quiet.
The Shore Police arrested him for inciting whores to riot.
We found him in the city jail, locked on and beamed him free --
Intact except for hickeys and six kinds of V.D.
CHORUS
Our Helmsman loves exotic plants; they plants all love him too.
He took some down on leave with him, and we wondered what they'd do.
'Til the planetary governor called and swore upon his life
That a gang of plants entwined his house and then seduced his wife!
CHORUS
A gang of pirates landed, and nobody seemed to care.
They stamped into the nearest bar to announce that they were there.
Half our crew was busy there, and invited them to play,
But the pirates only looked at us, and turned and ran away.
CHORUS
Our crew is Starfleet's finest, and our record is our pride.
And when we play we tend to leave a trail a mile wide.
We're sorry about the wreckage and the riots and the fuss;
At least we're sure that planet won't be quick forgetting us!
CHORUS
Copyright (C) Leslie Fish & Firebird Arts & Music.
"The Pledge of Allegiance says, 'liberty and justice for all.'
Which part of 'all' don't you understand?" - Rep. Pat Schroeder
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Jeff Goff
: > Is there an FTP site for demented lyrics?
: > I'm looking for the ones to 'Banned from Argo'
: I certainly hope "Banned From Argo" isn't on any FTP site.
[snip]
FTP site, no. Mail-server, yes. Assuming that the Xocolatl.COM server
is still up-and-running, send email to mail-...@xocolatl.com with a
subject of 'INFO GENERAL' and once you learn your way around, look for
filkfile16 containing said lyrics. On the same server, there are also
several filks of said song, including
'Band from Argo'
'Banned from Argo: The Next Generation'
'Banned from Pennsic'
'Banned from Estrella'
BTW, I've heard of alt.music.filk, but I must look around to see if a
rec. group by that name exists.
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Petrea Mitchell
[...]
> I'll post the lyrics here for
> everyone's enjoyment, as I conveniently have them on-line from the
> Westerfilk 1 re-release master, which the song will be appearing in.
[...]
> When we pulled into Argo Port in need of R. and R.,
> The crew set out investigating every joint and bar.
[and so forth]
> Copyright (C) Leslie Fish & Firebird Arts & Music.
Firebird Arts & Music, Inc. is the copyright holder. This was
posted without Firebird's permission.
Eli Brian Goldberg
Lyrics by Petrea Mitc...@mvp.rain
> > The crew set out investigating every joint and bar.
>
> [and so forth]
>
> > Copyright (C) Leslie Fish & Firebird Arts & Music.
>
> Firebird Arts & Music, Inc. is the copyright holder. This was
> posted without Firebird's permission.
Quite on the contrary, Petrea, I have a license signed by Teri Lee
to post any of Leslie's stuff that I wish on the Internet or on FIDOnet
in front of my face. In addition to Leslie's written permission.
Please, get a clue before posting erroneous "corrections" and
wasting Demented bandwidth. You're welcome to continue this pathetic
argument in public, of course. However, it's unlikely Firebird would
even be Leslie's copyright holder by the end of this discussion, making
this an entirely moot issue, anyway.
Since I would not want to completely waste Demented bandwidth with
more silly flames to Petrea, I'll leave y'all with another Leslie Fish
song, also to appearing in Wail Songs' _Westerfilk 1_ songbook, due
within a year, and available on tape from Random Factors at
m.cr...@genie.geis.com.
---------
Bones, lyrics & music by Leslie Fish
(c) Leslie Fish & Firebird Arts & Music
Oh, I could have worked on a research staff.
I could have been stationed on the sea,
Or dug a cozy niche in diseases of the rich,
But that wasn't good enough for me. (Oh, no!)
I was tired of the land, of diseases that were bland,
And some troubles that I didn't dare to face.
So, now I wake each morning to the intercom's warning
And I wonder why I ever went to space!
CHORUS: Oh there's aches and pains and wounds and sprains
And a space-bourne plague or two.
So I'll do my best -- I'll run another test
And pour myself another mug of brew.
Now I serve a starship's crew, with a million things to do,
And a headache that I really can't afford,
And some crewman's got a pet that I haven't studied yet...
Well, at least I must admit I'm never bored.
Half the calls I receive Mayo Clinic won't believe,
I get sex-lives of the birds on Altair Five.
I get fungus that eats glass, I get boils on the ass,
And I somehow get the crew back home alive.
CHORUS: ...And pour myself another mug of brew. (Thank you!)
I get psychos running loose, I get ailing Vegan moose,
And hallucinogenic mists upon the breeze.
I get viral plagues from Mars, and neurotics from the stars --
Tell me what am I supposed to do with these?
But when the battle's won, and the rush and worry's done,
And I've got some time to wonder why I'm here,
When I weigh the life that's mine with the one I left behind,
What the hell, I guess I'll stay another year!
CHORUS: ...And pour myself another mug of brew. (Thank you! Have one too!)
"The Pledge of Allegiance says, 'liberty and justice for all.'
Which part of 'all' don't you understand?" - Rep. Pat Schroeder
[**-----**]
Internet: if...@cmu.edu GEnie: e.goldberg4 Prodigy: NOT!!!
tl...@yahoo.com
When we pulled into Argo Port in need of R & R
We spent a jolly shore leave there for just three days or four
But Argo doesn't want us anymore
Our captain's tastes were simple but his methods were complex
We found him with five partners each of a different world and sex
The shore police were on the way -- we had no second chance
We beamed him up in the nick of time in the remnants of his pants
And we're banned from Argo, every one
We spent a jolly shore leave there for just three days or four
But Argo doesn't want us anymore
Our engineer would yield to none in putting down the brew
And now they've got a shuttlecraft on the roof of city hall
And we're banned from Argo, every one
We spent a jolly shore leave there for just three days or four
But Argo doesn't want us anymore
Our proper cool first officer was drugged with something green
And hauled into an alley where he suffered things obscene
He sobered up in sickbay and he's none the worse for wear
Except he somehow taught the bridge computer how to swear
And we're banned from Argo, every one
We spent a jolly shore leave there for just three days or four
But Argo doesn't want us anymore
The head nurse disappeared a while in the major dope bazaar
Buying an odd green potion guaranteed to cause pon farr
And we're banned from Argo, every one
We spent a jolly shore leave there for just three days or four
But Argo doesn't want us anymore
Our lady of communications won a ship-wide bet
The flesh is there, but the clothes they wear are nowhere to be seen.
We spent a jolly shore leave there for just three days or four
But Argo doesn't want us anymore
Our Doctor loves Humanity; his private life is quiet.
We found him in the city jail, locked on and beamed him free-
And we're banned from Argo, every one
We spent a jolly shore leave there for just three days or four
But Argo doesn't want us anymore
Our Helmsman loves exotic plants; the plants all love him too.
He took some down on leave with him and we wondered what they'd do,
That a gang of plants entwined his house and then seduced his wife!
We spent a jolly shore leave there for just three days or four
But Argo doesn't want us anymore
A gang of pirates landed, and nobody seemed to care.
They stamped into the nearest bar to announce that they were there.
Half our crew was busy there, and invited them to play,
But the pirates only looked at us, and turned and ran away.
We spent a jolly shore leave there for just three days or four
But Argo doesn't want us anymore
Our crew is Starfleet's finest, and our record is our pride.
And when we play we tend to leave a trail a mile wide.
We're sorry about the wreckage and the riots and the fuss;
At least we're sure that planet won't be quick forgetting us!
We spent a jolly shore leave there for just three days or four
But Argo doesn't want us anymore
...Wonder why?