Fw: Filk Lyrics

[rcraigharman at hotmail.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 28739

[with lots of snipping]

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Eric Oppen" <oppen at c...> wrote:
> I obtained the permission of the author, and would like to share
> this song
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Art Warneke
> To: oppen at c...
> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 7:22 PM
> Subject: Filk Lyrics
> ========================================================
> Nearly Headless Nick by ALW III

[lots of snipping]

> Sir Nicholas de Mimsey, in seventeen oh six
> Argued with a noble, got him-self in quite a fix
> A clumsy axeman's errant strokes did not quite do the trick

Like the filk, except the above lines.

I suppose artistic license might given for guessing at the reason
of NHN's execution, though if this becomes a plot point later (which
I suspect it shall), then these lines will be in need of retreading.

However, what's up with the year 1706?!  We know from the Death Day
party that he died in 1492.  I don't think there's enough latitude
for changes like that, even if they were musically better, which in
this case they aren't, because

four - teen  nine - ty two

and

sev  - en  - teen   oh six

have the same number of syllables.  It shouldn't be that hard to
rewrite the filk - and perhaps "fix" the questionable speculation
at the same time....

....Craig, who if I were more knowledgeable about the tune might
wonder about the meter of that last line too.... :^\