FILK: The Granger (to the tune of The Gambler)

[Diana <dianasdolls@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 52866

"The Granger"  Sung to the tune of "The Gambler" by Kenny Rogers.

Presenting a FILK by Diana & Jim Lucas.  

My husband and I had a really great time working on this the last 
couple days.  I hope you enjoy it!

Setting: Harry's on the train to Hogwarts in PS/SS.  Harry is 
singing to himself.

HARRY:
On a late summer's morning, on a train bound for Hogwarts
I met up with a Weasley, who said Ron was his name
So he asked to see my scar, and I asked him some questions
Bout his wizard family, til the candy trolley came 

He said, "Hey, I've got my sandwich, I don't need any candy,"
Knowin' he was hungry, I gave him some of mine
So we ate lots of goodies, and we declared it dandy
And I knew at that moment, a best friend I did find

So then Ron whipped out his old wand, tried to turn his fat rat 
yellow
Then a girl came from nowhere, she was wound a bit tight
And when she saw his wand out, her face got all excited
She said, "Are you're going to do a spell, boy?, I wanna see you do 
it right."

"You've got to know what's a real spell, know what's a fake one
Know all your school spellbooks, and know that this is fun
You'll never see me loafing, when I could and should be learning
There'll be time enough for playing when the homework's done."

Every student knows that the secret to this learnin'
Is knowin' what to highlight and knowin' what's a bore
'Cause every text's a keeper and every test's a challenge
And the house you want to be in, is surely Gryffindor

And when she finished speaking, she went back toward the hallway,
Swept out the carriage door, with Neville at her feet
And later on that journey, that Granger she did visit
But in her early words I found advice that I could keep

"You've got to know what's a real spell, know what's a fake one
Know all your school spellbooks, and know that this is fun
You'll never see me loafing, when I could and should be learning
There'll be time enough for playing when the homework's done."

"You've got to know what's a real spell, (what's a real spell)
Know what's a fake one (what's a fake one)
Know all your spellbooks, and know that this is fun
You'll never see me loafing, when I could and should be learning
There'll be time enough for playing when the homework's done."

Diana - who is on a roll, FILK-wise.  :)
dianasdolls