FILK: Cap Awry

[Constance Vigilance]

No: HPFGUIDX 124796


The final installment (and capstone piece!) of Cap Awry.

In this episode, we learn how our Hat came to be where he is!

Backstory: The end of the year at Hogwarts and everything has 
changed. The war is beginning and nobody will ever be the same 
again. Not even the Sorting Hat.

At the Three Broomsticks, the light comes up on the Hat who is alone 
in a spotlight. The band starts up a bluesy intro (to the tune of 
Cabaret):

Cap Awry

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HAT:
Pity the topper that's magic'ly blessed
After the sorting's down
"Just put the cap away," old chum. "Just put the cap away."

That was the stopper that left me depressed
No way to get around
"Just put the cap away," old chum. "Just put the cap away."

Can't taste the wine. Can't hear the band.
I'm out of sorts, it's lonely, trust me
No one even comes to dust me.

One day an opportune wind from the west
Shook me from brim to crown.
I had to get away, old chum. Just had to get away.

A witch I knew once rode a Kansas twister
That dropped a house upon her only sister.
She couldn't find a sympathetic look there.
As a matter of fact, they nicked her sister's footwear.

Faced with overwhelming acrimony
She moved to Broadway where she won a Tony.
The moral of this charming fable is ...
Everything looks better - in - Show Biz!

A friendly phoenix flew and set me free.
No longer S.O.L., I'm an M.C.!

Now I'm a properly made up and pressed
Derby that once was brown
I bid Hogwarts goodbye, old chum. Meet the new Cap Awry!

I'm dressed in tails! I'm wearing rouge!
There's a real Hat Band a-playin'
Come what may, it's - here - I'm - stayin'!

Toss me a copper and I will attest
This topper's gone to town.
Pour me a whiskey dry, old chum.
Lead me to Kappa Chi, old chum.
I'm born to be Cap Awry!


The music comes to a conclusion and the house lights come up at the 
Broomsticks. Over the sound of applause, the Hat blows kisses to the 
crowd.

HAT: Thank you ladies and gentlemen, ghosts and guests. Thank you 
for your patience and appreciation. There are still some tickets 
available for the visiting touring company of "Hats" - be sure and 
pick some up at our box office. And an especial thank-you to 
Haggridd who is watching from the best seat in the house!

~ Constance Vigilance