OT; the heavy dragoon
Tom Holt
(TTTO; 'The Heavy Dragoon', from Gilbert & Sullivan's 'Patience')
If you want a receipt for that popular mystery
Known to the world as a US marine,
Fit all the remarkable people in history
In a burlesque of a lyric serene.
The swagger of Elvis performing in Tennessee
Charm of Bing Crosby proceeding to croon
Skill with a still of Jack Daniels or Henessey
Courage of Armstrong, who walked on the moon.
Feats superhuman of Tensing and Hillary,
Judgement of Schwarzkopf directing artillery;
Charm of the game show host, paying the winner's cents;*
Passion of OJ protesting his innocence;
Franklin D Roosevelt, William Tell,
Superman, Xena and Coco Chanel.
Pluck out all these by their roots and their follicles,
Render them down to their atoms and molecules,
Do the equations and work out the sum,
And a US marine is the residuum
If you want a receipt for that warlike epitome,
Get at the wealth of Bill Gates, if you can;
The flavor of chocolate - it thrills every bit o' me -
Grace of a surfer acquiring a tan.
The wisdom of Harvard, pre-eminent thinkery,
Pathos of Alda appearing in MASH;
Chutzpah of Clinton evading an inquiry,
Foresight of Greenspan predicting a crash;
Zeal of the X-phile, the Mulder and Scully fan,
Wit operatic of Gilbert and Sullivan,
Steinbeck and Hemingway; Ginsberg, a touch of him,
Hunter S. Thompson (but not very much of him);
Emily Dickinson, tragical bard;
Popeye the Sailor and Jean-Luc Picard ** -
Pluck all these out &c
[* or -
Nerve of an ad-man inserting subliminals,
Verve of Slick Willie in pardoning criminals]
[** or -
[Alfred Lord Tennyson, Deputy Dawg,
Arthur C Clarke and Locutus of Borg - ]
Sam Hane Detective Agency
>Not really filk, as such; more your basic G&S parody;
>(TTTO; 'The Heavy Dragoon', from Gilbert & Sullivan's 'Patience')
>
>If you want a receipt for that popular mystery
>Known to the world as a US marine,
>Fit all the remarkable people in history
>In a burlesque of a lyric serene.
>The swagger of Elvis performing in Tennessee
>Charm of Bing Crosby proceeding to croon
>Skill with a still of Jack Daniels or Henessey
>Courage of Armstrong, who walked on the moon.
>Feats superhuman of Tensing and Hillary,
>Judgement of Schwarzkopf directing artillery;
>Charm of the game show host, paying the winner's cents;*
>Passion of OJ protesting his innocence;
>Franklin D Roosevelt, William Tell,
>Superman, Xena and Coco Chanel.
>Pluck out all these by their roots and their follicles,
>Render them down to their atoms and molecules,
>Do the equations and work out the sum,
>And a US marine is the residuum
Semper Fi, Mac!
(my daughter are a Marine)
J. Bethancourt
"Do not ascribe your own motivations to others:
at best it will break your heart, at worst, get you dead."
No Spam -- No Excuses --- No Prisoners
Travel safely, meet strange and interesting Beings, don't eat them.
MegaMole
Hane Detective Agency <Sam_...@weaselsnot.com.cn> writes
>(my daughter are a Marine)
All your base are belong to her?
--
MM
Martin Julian DeMello
> Not really filk, as such; more your basic G&S parody;
> (TTTO; 'The Heavy Dragoon', from Gilbert & Sullivan's 'Patience')
Very nice :) Nothing quite like a well-executed set of triple rhymes.
--
Martin DeMello