repost of some v silly filk
I was rereading Act I of Henry V for class tomorrow and remembered this filk, which I wrote about five years ago (holy crap). Since my students are unlikely to be G&S fans, I thought I would repost it for you guys instead.
This goes to the tune of "Our Great Mikado, Virtuous Man," from (obviously) The Mikado.
King Pharamond of ancient France
Resolved that men should wear the pants
And did command
In Salic land
No woman should inherit.
Yet France's authors do agree
That Salic land's in Germany;
Were there a female claimant, she
Could win the crown and wear it, and wear it, and wear it,
Could win the crown and wear it.
And I expect you'll all agree
That he was wrong to so decree,
And I am right, and you are right,
And all is right as right can be!
(LORDS: And you are right, and we are right,
And all is right, as right as right can be,
And all is right as right can be,
Right as right can be!)
This stern decree, you'll understand,
Was only for the Salic land,
For Charlemagne
(The Saxons' bane)
Found German women shady.
And all of France's kings, you see,
From King Pepin to Louis Dix
Must trace their claim and pedigree
Back to a noble lady, a lady, a lady,
Back to some noble lady.
And you'll allow, as I expect,
My liege is right to thus object,
And he is right, and you are right,
And everything is quite correct!
(LORDS: And he is right, and we are right,
And everything is quite, is quite correct,
And everything is quite correct,
All is quite correct!)
And to this day the kings of France,
When England would his right advance,
Do always claim
That from the dame
There is no proper title.
Yet from the female side they draw,
Regardless of their Salic law,
And so, my liege, regard this saw:
To claim your own is vital, is vital, is vital,
To claim your own is vital.
At what I say you shall not frown,
The time has come to claim your crown!
For I am right, and you are right,
Unwind your flag to great renown!
(LORDS: And you are right, and we are right,
Unwind your flag to great, to great renown!
ALL: Unwind your flag to great renown,
To great renown!)
This goes to the tune of "Our Great Mikado, Virtuous Man," from (obviously) The Mikado.
King Pharamond of ancient France
Resolved that men should wear the pants
And did command
In Salic land
No woman should inherit.
Yet France's authors do agree
That Salic land's in Germany;
Were there a female claimant, she
Could win the crown and wear it, and wear it, and wear it,
Could win the crown and wear it.
And I expect you'll all agree
That he was wrong to so decree,
And I am right, and you are right,
And all is right as right can be!
(LORDS: And you are right, and we are right,
And all is right, as right as right can be,
And all is right as right can be,
Right as right can be!)
This stern decree, you'll understand,
Was only for the Salic land,
For Charlemagne
(The Saxons' bane)
Found German women shady.
And all of France's kings, you see,
From King Pepin to Louis Dix
Must trace their claim and pedigree
Back to a noble lady, a lady, a lady,
Back to some noble lady.
And you'll allow, as I expect,
My liege is right to thus object,
And he is right, and you are right,
And everything is quite correct!
(LORDS: And he is right, and we are right,
And everything is quite, is quite correct,
And everything is quite correct,
All is quite correct!)
And to this day the kings of France,
When England would his right advance,
Do always claim
That from the dame
There is no proper title.
Yet from the female side they draw,
Regardless of their Salic law,
And so, my liege, regard this saw:
To claim your own is vital, is vital, is vital,
To claim your own is vital.
At what I say you shall not frown,
The time has come to claim your crown!
For I am right, and you are right,
Unwind your flag to great renown!
(LORDS: And you are right, and we are right,
Unwind your flag to great, to great renown!
ALL: Unwind your flag to great renown,
To great renown!)