The Game with Brooms (filk)

[Caius Marcius <coriolan_cmc@hotmail.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 48000

The esteemed author of Quidditch Through the Ages in his first filk!

The Game with Brooms

(to the tune of The Game of Love by Wayne Fortana)

Hear the original at:

http://www.buffnet.net/~ambrosia/page15.htm

Dedicated to Gail B. 

THE SCENE: KENILWORTHY WHISP arrives at Hogwarts to lecture on the 
game of Wizards. All four house teams are present (in Quidditch 
robes) to serve as CHORUS

WHISP (& CHORUS)
The purpose of a Snitch is to dodge a Seeker, 
And the purpose of a Seeker is to grab a Snitch,
So come on players today's the day, come on players let's play
(The game with brooms, brooms, ba ba ba ba ba brooms)

It started long ago in the marshes of Queerditch
And now you can believe it's the one game for me 
So come on players today we'll fly come players let's try
(The game with brooms, brooms, ba ba ba ba ba brooms)

Come on Bats, and Appleby Arrows
Come on Kenmare and ol' Montrose
Holyhead, Puddlemere, Tornados
Play the game with brooms!

The purpose of Quaffles is to score ya ten points  
And the purpose of Keepers is to stop those points
So come on Keepers play keep away, chase on Chasers and play
(The game with brooms, brooms, ba ba ba ba ba brooms)

The purpose of Bludgers is to cream the players
And the purpose of the Beaters is to whack Bludgers
So come on Beaters let's beat today, teammates, take it away
(The game with brooms, brooms, ba ba ba ba ba brooms)

Come on Cannons, do it for Chudley
Wimbourne and the Pride of grand Portree
Falmouth, Wigtown, Caerphilly
Play the game with brooms!

The game with brooms,  (brooms), brooms, (brooms), ba ba ba ba ba 
brooms
The game with brooms, (brooms) ,brooms, (brooms), ba ba ba ba ba 
brooms

(The game with brooms, baby, the game of ba ba ba ba brooms)
(The game with brooms, baby, the game of ba ba ba ba brooms)

    -	CMC

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