FILK: Real Nice Mandrakes

[Caius Marcius]

Real Nice Mandrakes

To the tune of A Real Nice Clambake, from Rodgers and Hammerstein's 
Carousel (the film version)

Dedicated to Ginger

MIDI at:

http://www.hamienet.com/xtrack993-3.mid   

The film version omits the first couple of stanzas, so fast forward 
the MIDI to 1:16 

THE SCENE: The Herbology Greenhouse, a few years after CoS.  
PROFESSOR SPROUT instructs another class in the proper raising of 
mandrakes. 

SPROUT & CHORUS OF STUDENTS
They will be real nice mandrakes
When they are full mature.
Make sure the earmuffs are tight enough
Or we'll be knocked out, for sure! 
Their skin is green, their bawling is shrill
Though they are still quite young
They will be real nice mandrakes 
`Cause they all have some real great lungs

SPROUT
Remember when we faced that Chamber monster
What liked to petri-file?
It slithered and snarled and slaughtered and slunk
Hissin' like a foul reptile

CHORUS OF STUDENTS 
Huntin' and a hissin'
Huntin' and a hissin'
Hissin' like a foul reptile!

SPROUT 
It turned 'em into stone and froze `em up bad,
And made `em to be like fossils

So I planted `Drakes in pots
And gave `em scarves and socks
And they gave us success colossal 

CHORUS OF STUDENTS 
Plantin' and a pottin'
Plantin' and a pottin'
Pottin' in a compost pile

SPROUT
Then at last came the cure

CHORUS OF STUDENTS 
The cure!
Made `em less rocky, jus' how we cannot tell
How did Mimsy ever get it down his gullet?

SPROUT
I couldn't say mysel'



SPROUT & CHORUS OF STUDENTS
Oh-h-h-
They will be real nice mandrakes
When they are fully grown
If you're stalagmite from a snake bite
They can turn you back from stone
Their skin is green, their bawling is shrill
Their acne's gone away
They will be real nice mandrakes
And they'll all soon be makin' hay

They'll all leave their pots
To start partyin' hard
And all will be makin' hay

They'll all leave their pots
To start partyin' hard
And all will be makin' hay!

   -	CMC

NOTE: The references to socks, scarves, acne and partying are all 
Canonic. 

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