Guess I didn't get back to sleep, did I?

[mdlbear]

Woke up about 4am. Realized by 4:30 that I wasn't going to get back to sleep any time soon, so came out to the office, read some LJ, and worked a little bit on "Ferret Went A-Courtin'".

Tried again briefly at about 5am, but succeeded only in rousing the Cat enough for her to request a shoulder rub. She went back to sleep and I didn't, so I came out and finished "Ferret". Still possibly some rough edges.

                         Ferret Went A-Courtin'
Lyrics Copyright Stephen Savitzky.  Some Rights Reserved:  CC by-nc-sa/3.0/us.
TTTO: ``Froggy Went A-Courtin'' (trad)

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Ferret went a-courtin' he did ride, uh huh 
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Ferret went a-courtin' he did ride, uh huh
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Ferret went a-courtin' he did ride
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Sword and laptop by his side, uh huh, uh huh, uh huh

He rode up to Miss Wolfie's door, uh huh (2x)
He rode up to Miss Wolfie's door
Gave three raps and a very loud roar, uh huh, uh huh, uh huh

Said he, ``Miss Wolf, are you within?''...
``Yes, kind sir, I sit and spin.''...

He took Miss Wolfie on his knee...
Said, ``Miss Wolf, will you marry me?''...

``Without my Papa Bear's consent...
I wouldn't marry the president.''...

The Mandelbear laughed and shook his fat sides...
To think his girl would be a bride...

Mama Cat telephoned into town...
To buy her daughter a wedding gown...

They threw a party at a furry con...
You'd never believe what fun went on...

The wedding will be at Consonance...
The filkers and the furries will sing and dance...

Well the filkers came from near and far...
Some came by plane, some came by car...

Well the otter and the civet and the polar bear...
And the dolphin and the panther all were there...

Next to come in was a killer whale...
Made all the other guests turn pale...

The stag and the cougar sat side by side...
And some of the relatives tried to hide...

The ceremony was short and sweet...
Now we can sing and then we'll eat...

Where will the wedding luncheon be...
In the bar downstairs; come and follow me...

There's a bottle of Tully sittin' on the shelf....
If want any more you can sing it yourself....

    http://thestarport.com/Steve_Savitzky/Songs/ferret.html

Good morning!

Comments

[tibicina.livejournal.com]

Did you leave a 'you' out of the last line of the song? Other than that, it looks good, though the scansion isn't always perfect, but then the scansion of the original isn't always perfect.

[mdlbear]

No, but the original poster in Mudcat Cafe did!
Now fixed in both files.

[catsittingstill.livejournal.com]

fun song!

[catsittingstill.livejournal.com]

you know, as I think about it more, it occurs to me that while in the original song Miss Mousie says she has to have her Uncle Rat's consent to marry, this sentiment is more at home in the original time the song was written than in the modern day, when a male relative's consent is not usually needed.

If you want to keep it there to echo the original song, that's a perfectly valid choice, but if you wanted, it could be easily updated without leaving out "Papa Bear" by having Miss Wolf agree and then say something like "let's go and talk to Papa Bear" or "let's go tell Papa Bear the news" or something like that, so that you can keep in the verse about Papa Bear, which I really like.

Just something that occurred to me as I was walking around humming it today.

[mdlbear]

Have to think about that. They needed my consent if they expected me to pay the expenses, though -- I'll have to see if I can make it rhyme.

"... we can't afford the hotel rent..."??