Name: Helen Robertson - The Worst Fairytale Ever
Duration: P00H02M32S
Description: Recorded for February Album Writing Month, 2013.

Helen Robertson - The Worst Fairytale Ever

from Mantichorean by Stephen Wordsmith

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Recorded for February Album Writing Month, 2013.

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High in a tower of outlandish height
Dwelt a fair princess in trappings of white
Fervently waiting for some gallant knight
Then she was eaten by a manticore

A manticore
A manticore
She was eaten by a manticore
With a swoon and a squeal
And a taste quite like veal
She was eaten by a manticore

A dragon stood guard as she endlessly slumbered
With teeth like burnt plowshares and bad breath abundant
Not knowing his job was now strictly redundant
Then he was eaten by a manticore

A manticore
A manticore
He was eaten by a manticore
Though he brutally struggled
He soon was found snuggled
In the belly of a manticore

The knight neared the tower, the fair princess to take
To burst through the doors, do away with the drake
And save the kingdom for his livelihood's sake
Then he was eaten by a manticore

A manticore
A manticore
He was eaten by a manticore
Now our hero is destined
For a large small intestine
He was eaten by a manticore

The king bent his knees to the floor of his palace
And prayed for the errant knight, fearless and callous
And his long-lost girl, born without hate or malice
Then he was eaten by a manticore

A manticore
A manticore
He was eaten by a manticore
And his sceptre and crown
Went not easily down
To the belly of the manticore

The bard heaved a sigh as he plucked at his lute
And he sang bitter rhymes of a harrowing brute
And a quest to recover a maiden minute
Then he was - wait, what's that thi - AAAAAAAAAAARGH

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from Mantichorean, released September 3, 2013
Lyrics by Stephen Wort.
Composition, lead vocals and guitar by Helen Robertson (www.helenseviltwin.com)
Backing vocals by the Mantichoir:
Paul Turrell (paulturrell.com)
Roberta
T.C. Elliott (tcelliott.blogspot.com)

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