FILK: New Snackboxes

[quigonginger]

No: HPFGUIDX 88306

Fred and George have a new wireless jingle advertising their new 
snackboxes.  

It is to the tune of Moonlight Cocktail, a song that was dying to be 
filked with all the places to add potion ingredients.
The words are by Kim Gannon, music by Lucky Roberts.  It is probably 
best known by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra, but the version in my 
head is by Jones and Co.

I had to eliminate a syllable from Tentacula (Tentac'la) to make it 
scan.  It's not a typo.  Really.

To CMC.

Fred and George alternate lines:

Couple of eggs from a doxy, and asphodel.
Powder a horn of erumpent and stir it well.
Give to a couple of slackers, and they will tell:
Students hail our new Snackboxes.

Now add a couple of knarl quills, some murtlap too.
Simmer a couple of hours, 'til it turns blue.
Seeds of venemous tentac'la-just one or two.
All Snackboxes have a few.

Pop a purple as you please.
Classtime hours can be devoted to your ease.
You'll soon learn to fake a sneeze.
The orange completes your Weasley Wizard Wheeze.

Why sit through Binns' boring lectures, when you can be
Living a life of contentment where you'll be free?
You will find new-found refreshment and say "I see!
These Snackboxes are for me!"



Ginger, getting over a flu bug and finding this subject oddly 
compelling.