Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po8.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA21139; Tue, 6 Oct 98 14:56:24 EDT Received: from xkey.com by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA12764; Tue, 6 Oct 98 14:56:23 EDT Received: (from majordomo@localhost) by xkey.com id LAA18098 for minstrel-outgoing; Tue, 6 Oct 1998 11:31:47 -0700 Received: (from smtp@localhost) by xkey.com id LAA18092 for ; Tue, 6 Oct 1998 11:31:46 -0700 From: Faulconess@aol.com Received: from imo19.mx.aol.com(198.81.17.9) by xkey.com via smtp (V1.3) id sma018079; Tue Oct 6 11:31:38 1998 Received: from Faulconess@aol.com by imo19.mx.aol.com (IMOv16.10) id 4EJFa22058 for ; Tue, 6 Oct 1998 14:31:15 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 14:31:15 EDT To: minstrel@pbm.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: minstrel: To All Filkers Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 2.7 for Mac sub 3 Sender: owner-minstrel@rt.com Precedence: bulk In a message dated 98-10-05 20:16:26 EDT, you write: << A colleague of mine from Eoldermere (Sigurd of Skeldergate, some of you may know him) shared with me a delightfully rancid piece, called "The Fighting Hamsters of Calontir." It's roaringly funny, and sung to the "Ballad of the Green Berets." I have the words, but know not the tune. Does anyone know where to find the original? >> Dang it! I want the words!!! Share! Share! Pleeeeeeeeeze! :o) Madeleine ----------------- OK, milady, you twisted my arm. :D :D :D :D Here it is: The Fighting Hamsters of Calontir (By Chrystofer & Andrixios Seljukroctonis; a filk to the tune of "Ballad of the Green Berets." Just in case you don't know that one...the song also scans to the Phenix Marching Song. Which just shows you JUST what a warped universe we live in...) Fighting hamsters from the sky Some will live and some will die Hamsters have nothing to fear, The fighting hamsters of Calontir Silver tape upon their backs A broadsword is all they lack Fifty hamsters fight a war They won't win without fifty more Trained by jumping off a roof Ttrained in combat tooth to tooth Hamsters fight both far and near The fighting hamsters of Calontir Riding high upon our helms Their war cry it overwhelms All opponents become weak At their fearsome squeaky-squeak Back at home Paval awaits His fighting hamster's met its fate He has died while drinking beer The fighting hamsters of Calontir Once again it's off to war This time we number a dozen more We will fight for those in need So this year it's with Caid Fighting hamsters jump from planes Fighting hamsters fall like rain Some will live but most will die Stupid creatures cannot fly! Yours in service to the Dream, ^v^ Fionna ni caisidhe of the Firebrand House Celestia, GDH, Aethelmearc ------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, send email to majordomo@pbm.com containing the words "unsubscribe minstrel". If you are subscribed to the digest version, say "unsubscribe minstrel-digest". To contact a human about problems, send mail to owner-minstrel@pbm.com