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| 1 | I'm told my songs are boring, that they counteract the coffee. | 1 | I'm told my songs are boring, that they counteract the coffee. |
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| 2 | 2 | *Sleep, my weary fen.* | |
| 3 | And I fear that all too often | 3 | And I fear that all too often |
| 4 | I have watched you start to head upstairs | 4 | I have watched you start to head upstairs |
| 5 | When I begin to sing a song I've never done before. | 5 | When I begin to sing a song I've never done before. |
| 6 | 6 | ||
| 7 | Weeeelll, | 7 | Weeeelll, |
| 8 | Let me remind you of just how late it's getting. | 8 | Let me remind you of just how late it's getting. |
| 9 | Let me sing "Mary O'Meara", sad and slow. | 9 | Let me sing "Mary O'Meara", sad and slow. |
| 10 | Let me give you a chance to fin'lly leave the filk, for | 10 | Let me give you a chance to fin'lly leave the filk, for |
| 11 | War songs will rouse you, love songs make you smile, | 11 | War songs will rouse you, love songs make you smile, |
| 12 | And quiet songs will send you all to sleep. | 12 | And quiet songs will send you all to sleep. |
| 13 | 13 | ||
| 14 | I sang my songs of love and death, of stars and joy and magic | 14 | I sang my songs of love and death, of stars and joy and magic |
| 15 | *Sleep, my weary fen.* | 15 | *Sleep, my weary fen.* |
| 16 | But when reviews came in, I found | 16 | But when reviews came in, I found |
| 17 | My songs were often ose-stracized, | 17 | My songs were often ose-stracized, |
| 18 | And funny is too hard to write, so I am forced to this. | 18 | And funny is too hard to write, so I am forced to this. |
| 19 | 19 | ||
| 20 | My evil plan's to make you doze and rifle all your wallets, | 20 | My evil plan's to make you doze and rifle all your wallets, |
| 21 | Then hypnotic'lly convince you that you're on a Barb'ry cruise. | 21 | Then hypnotic'lly convince you that you're on a Barb'ry cruise. |
| 22 | Then Lou the Friendly Slaver, he will gladly buy you all from me. | 22 | Then Lou the Friendly Slaver, he will gladly buy you all from me. |
| 23 | So if you snooze, you're Lou's. | 23 | So if you snooze, you're Lou's. |
| 24 | If you snooze, you're Lou's! | 24 | If you snooze, you're Lou's! |
| 25 | 25 | ||
| 26 | Tomorrow, I'll hear gofers say, "The filk sure ended early." | 26 | Tomorrow, I'll hear gofers say, "The filk sure ended early." |
| 27 | *Sleep, my weary fen.* | 27 | *Sleep, my weary fen.* |
| 28 | And I'll listen in the consuite to the rumors fen are vanishing, | 28 | And I'll listen in the consuite to the rumors fen are vanishing, |
| 29 | While browsing through the songbooks that I bought with all your dough. | 29 | While browsing through the songbooks that I bought with all your dough. |
| 30 | And I'll thank Lou for all the stuff I bought with all his dough! | 30 | And I'll thank Lou for all the stuff I bought with all his dough! |