The Son Must Sweat (filk)

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No: HPFGUIDX 37808

The Son Must Sweat (from GoF, Chap. 30)

(To the tune of Night Waltz: The Sun Won't Set from Sondheim's A 
Little Night Music)

Dedicated to Tabouli

Hear a MIDI of this song at:

http://www.broadwaymidi.com/shows/little_night_music.html

THE SCENE: The trial of Barty Crouch, Jr. with CROUCH SR. as 
prosecutor. As CROUCH JR. is guarded by dementors, CROUCH SR. 
presents the prosecution's case to a CHORUS OF WIZARDS AND WITCHES

CROUCH, SR. 
My son sinks low, 
Conspiring with Longbottom's foes. 

CHORUS OF WIZARDS 
In the dock
Contrite
Hear him plead 
And his mom's in shock 
Despite 
His foul deed. 

CROUCH, SR.
But my son sank low, 
As low as a wizard can go. 

CHORUS OF WITCHES 
Like Iraq 

WIZARDS
Knife fight!  

WITCHES
How appalling! 

WIZARDS
He dared to mock
 

WITCHES
Their plight

WIZARDS
Gross name-calling 
But-- 

WITCHES
Key and lock... 

WIZARDS
Indict! 

WITCHES
End this brawling
. 

FULL CHORUS
Our hands we raise, 
We invoke judicious clichés , 
On Azkaban now he must gaze 
`Cause turning DE, son
Is rather a treason-
Ous thing. 

(During the instrumental bridge, a dementor waltzes about the court 
with Crouch Jr.)

CROUCH, SR. 
The son must sweat, 
That boy there I have not beget 
No longer shall he be a threat. 
He's earned a life sentence
To repay his immense 
Crime debt. 

(Crouch Jr., screaming violently, is escorted from the court by 
dementors)

   - CMC

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