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| photo by Jason Rosa |
So most of my songs are things which really happened, subject to bardic needs of rhyming and verse. This one didn’t actually happen as far as I am aware, but for the needs of the 1022 Queen of Hearts Performance tourney I selected “Squire”, “Dragon”, “Darkvale”, and “Fame” from the short list of topics and made hay out of whole cloth.
--Baron Diamond
The Great Aspis Hunt
C G
In Darkvale overrun with snakes
C B7
A bet was made for improbable stakes
C G
A dragon or squire who killed the most
C B7 Em
Their fame would rise, the other was toast.
Dm G
Ryu and Fern, Dragon and Squire
Dm G Am
Both king’s page, but who would rise higher?
C G
Let the great snake hunt begin
C B7
Watch out for their armored skin
C G
They swing poison at your chin
C B7 Em
Dragon versus Squire, only one could win.
Dm G
Ryu and Fern, Dragon and Squire
Dm G Am
Both king’s page, but who would rise higher?
C G
Fern protected others with their shield
C B7
Ryu swung icicle, frozen snakes littered the field.
C G
Both racked up counts of aspis keeled
C B7 Em
In a contest neither one would yield.
Dm G
Ryu and Fern, Dragon and Squire
Dm G Am
Both king’s page, but who would rise higher?
C G
Dragon Ryu’s heat turned icicle wet
C B7
A puddle was no help with the bet.
C G
Fern caught aspis in a net
(no music, deadpan)
BECAUSE MODERN PROBLEMS REQUIRE MODERN SOLUTIONS
Dm G
Ryu and Fern, Dragon and Squire
Dm G Am
Both king’s page, but who would rise higher?
C G
In the end Fern won fame and favor of the crown
C B7 Em
Because when counting the score, they were the one who wrote it down.
Dm G
Ryu and Fern, Dragon and Squire
Dm G Am
Both king’s page, then one rose higher!