Still Playing Catch-Up
Sorry I haven't had a song for a couple of weeks, but I'm still recovering from Dragon*Con. I am indeed recovering, however, and I should have a song for next week -- likely Thursday. (I'm on the road today, headed for FenCon in Dallas-Fort Worth.)However, I have got a song for you. :) Today is Talk Like A Pirate Day, and it happens that I wrote the official chanty... which I have made a permanent free download.(Oh, and don't forget -- it's also Hermione Granger's birthday.)
050: I'm On Firefly
I'm calling a Mulligan on this one.See, my personal rules for iTom are [a] no parodies and [b] the song must be new. However, between a whole buncha Real Life 'n' stuff, I simply haven't had the time to finish up any of the songs I've been working on.I also happen this weekend to be at Dragon*Con in Atlanta, GA, where there are lots and lots of Browncoats, i.e., fans of the TV series Firefly, a modern myth if ever there was. And I've been wanting to put up a good recording of this song for awhile. Fortunately, at GenCon Indy, I got one.
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I'm On FireflyWords © 2005 by Tom Smith
Music: "Because I Got High" by Afroman
Released under a Creative Commons Noncommercial ShareAlike LicenseWell, I'm the captain, Mal, my wit is dry,I may never be a success, but I'm gonna try,I live by one law: Murphy's -- and you know why, yay-hey,I'm on Firefly, I'm on Firefly, I'm on Firefly.Yada-dah-dah-dah-dah....Well, I'm the first mate, Zoe, I always survive,Like my career after Cleopatra 2525.I'm the hottie who'll kick your ass, and you know why, yay-hey,I'm on Firefly, I'm on Firefly, I'm on Firefly.Yada-dah-dah-dah-dah....I'm Zoe's husband Wash, I'm one lucky guy,I'm also the pilot, so shut up and let me fly,I'm the comic relief on the wind, and you know why, yay-hey,I'm on Firefly, I'm on Firefly, I'm on Firefly.Yada-dah-dah-dah-dah....I'm Jayne, the hero of Canton, I'm one studly guy,Don't get on my bad side, or you're gonna die,Oh yeah -- I don't have a good side, and you know why, yay-hey,I'm on Firefly, I'm on Firefly, I'm on Firefly.Yada-dah-dah-dah-dah....I'm Kaylee the engineer, I know what to do,I'm the oversexed grease monkey snarky savant Mary Sue,I'm in lust with Simple Simon, and you know why, yay-hey,I'm on Firefly, I'm on Firefly, I'm on Firefly.Yada-dah-dah-dah-dah....I'm Simon, the doctor, and Jayne gets on my nerves,If he doesn't shut up, I'll make sure he gets what he deserves:I'll lock him in a room with my sister, and you know why, yay-hey,I'm on Firefly, I'm on Firefly, I'm on Firefly.Yada-dah-dah-dah-dah....I'm River...I think...There's a 29.22% chance that this verse won't scan,But rewriting it in iambic -- oooh, dancing!I'm Inara, the Companion, in love with Mal -- who knows why,He always calls me a whore, I guess he's shy --And nothing will ever happen, 'cause so am I, yay-hey,I'm on Firefly, I'm on Firefly, I'm on Firefly.Yada-dah-dah-dah-dah...I'm Shepherd Book, the token... religious guy,I've got a great left hook and I think like a spy.All that Barney Miller paid off, and you know why, yay-hey,I'm on Firefly, I'm on Firefly, I'm on Firefly.Yada-dah-dah-dah-dah....Well, I'm Joss Whedon, the creator, yeah, that's me,The only one to compare is J. Michael Straczynski.I thank you all for watching Serenity, yay-hey,Buy my DVD, buy my DVD, buy my DVD.Yada-dah-dah-dah-dah....I'm Brannon Braga, and I'm the Star Trek guy,Forty years of franchise, and you can kiss it goodbye,Joss got it right in one -- I hate that guy, yay-hey,He did Firefly, he did Firefly, he did Firefly.Yada-dah-dah-dah-dah....Well, now this song is done, time to say goodbye,It's been a lot of fun, but I've gotta fly,I've set aside fifteen hours, and you know why, yay-hey,To watch Firefly, to watch Firefly, to watch Firefly.Yada-dah-dah-dah-dah....
