FILK: Gifted

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No: HPFGUIDX 114453


"Gifted"

filked from "Twisted" by Annie Ross & Wardell Grey


To Ginger (and no hidden meanings whatsoever)

BTW, while searching the web for the midi I found that Annie Ross was
born in Surrey! How about that for a connection? Could she be Mrs.
Next Door? Anyway I didn't find a midi, but if you have the bandwidth
for it you can listen to snippets from Ross' version in:

http://www.artistdirect.com/store/artist/album/0,,235161,00.html
(click on the little speaker in No. 9 in "track listing")

http://www.jazzitalia.net/lezioni/storia/vocalese/gp_capitolo2.asp 
Click on "versione di Annie Ross"

There's also a cool Joni Mitchell's cover with Cheech & Chong, part of
it can be heard in:
http://www.mainstreetmusic.com/cgi-bin/msmusic/LA0000736361.html
(click on "Twisted" - Preview)




"Gifted"
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The scene: SS/PS, the Hogwarts Express. Hermione introduces herself to
Harry and Ron

<railway rattles a fast rumba rhythm>

Hermione <sings very fast>:

McGonagall wrote me
That I am a talented witch 
Admitted to Hogwarts (school) 
Of Witchcraft and Wizardry 
I say, I was ever so surprised
Of course I promptly learned all the course books by heart
By the way did you know?
You've got something on your nose

Ron: Oh, no!

Hermione: <takes a quick breath>

McGonagall wrote me
That I am a fabulous find
Admitted to Hogwarts
Although I'm a year too young
She said I was the type that was most inclined
With a little bit of training prove a brilliant mind
I expect that she's right
No more stupid yellow rats!

<shifts to 5th gear>

They say as a child
I appeared a little bit wild
With all my clever ideas
But I knew what was happening
Knew I was a genius...
What's so strange when you know
That you're a wizard at three?
I knew that this was meant to be!

<shifts to 6th gear>

Now I heard little witches
Were supposed to sleep tight
That's why I concocted me 
A nice Sleeping Draught
My parents got frantic
Didn't know what they'd do
But I was just snoozing
For a fortnight or two
Now do you think I was crazy?
I may have been only three
But I - was - charming!

They all laughed at Quentin Trimbell!
They all laughed at Agrippa
And also at Grunnion
So why should I feel sorry
If they just couldn't understand
The idiomatic logic
That went on in my head?
I had a brain
It was insane
Oh they used to laugh at me
Because I've seen around
All those triple-decker buses
With a Jamaican shrunken head up in the front

Harry: <speaking>
There was a shrunken head up in the front???

Ron: <rap under nose>
Gee she's crazy, thinks she's in a movie, hope she's not in my house

Hermione: <back into the beat>

McGonagall wrote me
That I was exceedingly bright
But I say the Professor,
She can't know how much she's right
Because I, I have a thing that unique and new
Can't tell you exactly but remember when you
Will be taking your class -
- I'll take two.

A-nd 

You know two classes are better

Than o–ne... 





Neri, who's just finished his first and most likely last filk ever. Whew!