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H*ll has Frozen Over
(by Gorlan of the Red Lands, 1999)
(Tune also by Gorlan of the Red Lands, 1999)
H*ll has Frozen Over, they made Lord Gorlan a Knight
Reality's been placed on it's head and Black is now called White
The peasants feast in castles while the Lords harvest the hay
The Munzenberg Crowns went and Knighted Gorlan for a day
Chorus:
H*ll has frozen over
Sir Gorlan doesn't sound quite right
That means pigs are flying
And the sun comes up at night
The Pope is no longer Catholic
And bears use the latrine
I want a case of what was drunk
By the Munzenberg King and Queen
Munzenberg Knighted Gorlan at their Renaissance Fair
The SCAdians watching all turned green and were wincing with despair
The Camp Followers are all confused; The Friends are in a daze
Gorlan is still in a state of shock and hasn't sung for days
Chorus:
Thank god it was at a Renaissance Fair and not in the SCA
And double thanks he only has the title for one day
As long as he keeps his flamingos, beer and rabbit pelts
This is about as close as he'll ever come to getting a white belt.
Chorus:
The Story Behind this Song
At the Munzenberg Renaissance Fair, Gorlan’s courteous twin made an appearance. The person who was supposed to organize the fighting, had dropped out of the SCA. I heard about it two weeks before the event and volunteered to make sure we had at least a few fighters and folks in garb. I made lots of phone calls, brought extra tents so crash space would be available, provided stoves, etc. so people could cook. As it turned out, I did not need to worry. The two groups that were closest to the area came out in force and organized most everything that needed to done. A few days after I made all these calls, an event announcement showed up in the Dragon’s Tale (the kingdom newsletter) so the populace as a whole knew the event was taking place. The SCA had also had a bad reputation from incidents in previous years, so we were at our best behavior.
Anyway because of these redundant efforts, the King and Queen of the Fair made me a Knight of Munzenberg. Those who know me well would agree that I am definitely NOT Knight material. I recall a comment from Fat Guy Baron Adler: "That has about as much chance of happening as Gorlan does of getting white belt." I admit it was very strange to be called "Sir Gorlan," even if only in context of the Fair.
The song is about that perspective.
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