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 Firefly
Words © 2005 by Tom Smith
Music: "Because I Got High" by Afroman
Released under a Creative Commons Noncommercial ShareAlike License
Well, 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....
posted by filkertom @ 10:23 AM
12 Comments:
I know you set a rule of no parodies, but man you need to berak the rule more often with songs this good!!!!!!!!! I don;t care if your music is original or borrowed, when it's this funny, KEEP IT UP! :)
Oh, and question: any chance we'll ever hear a song about Farscape from you? I know of no filk at all for that wonderful show.
Fabulous song! I haven't had the chance to see you live in years and years, so it's new to me! :D
Oh, and Saganth, if you want some Farscape filk, have this Pirates of Penzance parody: http://www.scaper.com/fanfiction/pk.html
I'm with saganth. Break the rule more often if you come up with stuff like this!
Oh, goddess, why do you have those rules? They keep you from doing this!
Throw them out!
*wild applause*
I loved the song when I first read the lyrics, but I had no idea what the tune was. Thanks so much for posting this!
Thank you for posting this song!! I heard you do it once before and have been wanting a copy of it ever since.
This was really great and really funny!!!!! This is the first time I ran across your page and I know I'll be back.
Great song and printed lyrics too. Great work Tom. :)
I Love It!
Absolutely loved it. I just sent the link to Derek of Skepticality Podcast, who was also at Dragon*Con as a part of the Skeptic / Science track at the con. Looking forward to hearing more of your work - noticed it profiled on http://music.podshow.com - the Podsafe Music Network as a song to get, so I think they're doing you some good business there! Keep it up, K.
As a Firefly fan, and a keeper of "FireFilk"... I've just gotta say that YOU RULE! :) Tom, I love this!!
That was...fuckin...awesome!!!!
This song was amazing! I loved the public's reaction.
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