tto. the filk song



One day we found ourselves in a big North Dakota town
There wasn't anything to do that we could find around
The library was closed and there were no board games to play
It seems that everything was locked up on that dull Sunday

It was bland in Fargo everyone!
Bland in Fargo and there was no place to run!
We spent a most dull shore leave there for just three days or four
And everything in Fargo was a bore.

We went down to the beach and we could see there floating free
A lot of old containers and what looked like ship's debris
Shoes and socks and TV chassis, everything that you could name
That all this stuff fell off the deck and landed was a shame.

It was abandoned cargo everyone!
Abandoned cargo, from containers to oil drums!
We spent a jolly shore leave there for just three days or four
To watch the tide bring wreckage to the shore.

The golf cart at the festival was kind of wobbily
They put a dozen people on with guitars and stuff you see
It took off with a jerk and instantly we found
To not fall off it is important to sit down.

You can't stand on Pargos everyone!
You can't stand on Pargos or you'll fall down on your bum!
We spent a jolly festival for just three days or four
But left it feeling just a little sore.

We found some nifty foreign foods down at the dollar store
The dates were good but turned out they were no good anymore.
We cooked them Bordeaux-style and in a bouillabaise
Then couldn't leave the bathroom for at least a dozen days.

It was off-brand escargot everyone!
Off-brand escargot caused a problem in our tum!
We spent a day of shore leave or perhaps a week or more
We won't be buying that stuff any more.

We went down to a concert by a local symphony
The program said they'd an excerpt from an opera 'bout Xerxes
The first strains were familiar then the horns all came right in
The band was trying to play slow and managed quite a din.

They played Handel's Largo everyone!
Handel's Largo and they gave it quite a run!
We had a jolly concert there for just three hours or four,
And everyone stood up for an encore.