( Filk ) It's not Easy Being Mean + a Filk Challenge!

[Ellen & John Anglin]

No: HPFGUIDX 46592

It's Not Easy being Mean

A Filk By Ellen Anglin  to the tune of 
 "It's not Easy Being Green" (lyrics by Joe Rapposo) 

For Lucius Malfoy

It's not that easy being mean,
Spending every day pretending "Cruel" is not your scene,
When it would be so much nicer hexing muggles, torturing mudbloods, 
And making them kiss your feet!

It's not easy being mean,
No one appreciates, just how hard it's been,
Building power within the Ministry, reputation and status 
Since the Dark Lord's been gone
.

So mean's the way I get my thrills,
And mean's a means to my ends,

And mean can be such a sweet feeling, when you're bashing a Weasley,
Or kicking an Elf!

So what if  mean makes people wince?
When Voldie's  Emperor, then I'll be a Dark Prince,
It's no wonder that I'm mean,  and it'll do fine, it's Wicked!
And it's exactly what I want to be!




 Filksters note, and a Challenge!: 

This was tricky- the Origianl doesn't really rhyme, and lines are 
stretched and compacted like crazy.- I indulged myself and inserted 
some rhymes, and on a few lines, varied the structure a bit. It was 
actully harder to Filk a free form song like this than one with a 
tight structure, so please forgive me!

Now, this song begs for a variation- One for Severus! I throw down 
the Gauntlet, and Challenge someone to reprise this for Severus 
Snape!  Draco would also probably have his own version of this 
anthem, and Voldies version probably starts out "It's so easy being 
Mean!"- If anyone feels inspired, feel free to extend this filk with 
my blessings!

Ellen, the Pottering Beekeeeper