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Playing Hide the Favor

(by Lord Gorlan of the Red Lands, 1998)
(tune: "Gypsy Rover" - also works good to "Pop! Goes the Weasel")

    The Fool and the Count were sharing a tent
    For a whole week up in Nordmark
    The Fool came up with a new game
    He though it would be a fun lark
    The Count had just gotten a favor to show
    He was a Friend of the Fat Guys
    When he entered the tent the first night
    The Fool gave him a surprise.

    Chorus:
    And all thru the night
    Could be heard the delight
    It woke up every neighbor
    For in the tent
    The Count and the Fool
    Were playing hide the favor.

    The ruckus got louder, the people came out
    To see just what the fuss was
    The Count's tent was shaking and moving about
    But nobody stopped them be-cause
    The shadows on the wall of the tent
    Allowed them to see everything , and so
    They got their chairs and cases of beer
    And sat down to watch the free show.

    Chorus:

    The show it lasted until the sun rose
    It really was amusing
    But all good games must come to an end
    It no longer mattered who was losing
    When in the morning the Fool left the tent
    He was cheered at very loudly
    It was the most applause he ever had heard
    With tears he gave a bow proudly.

    Chorus:


History. The Story Behind this Song

 On the ferry ride up to Double Wars XI, Count Jurgen was made a Friend of the Fat Guys and was given a Favor. We gave him a hard time the first few days because he wasn't wearing it. He finally confessed that he had lost it somewhere in the tent he was sharing with Luke the Fool and two other people. The Favor was finally found under Luke's bed, and for the rest of the event, there were jokes about the Count and the Fool playing hide the favor.

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