A GLIMPSE OF CTHULHU
Lyrics by Arthur Levesque -- bs@boog.org -- http://boog.org
(To the tune of "Spoonful of Sugar" from "Mary Poppins"
 by Richard and Robert Sherman)


If every night you wake with screams
If you're having horrific dreams
You see a place and - AAIIEE!! - a big green face
And everytime you come awake
You feel your mind will break
From fear, from fright
It's 'cause the stars are right

[CHORUS:]
And a glimpse of Cthulhu makes the sanity go down
The sanity go down, sanity go down
Just a glimpse of Cthulhu makes the sanity go down
In a most green frightful way

An island rises from the sea
With very weird geometry
Humanity has seen its final days
And as we breathe our last breath
Amidst great revelry and death
You're in a daze from all their evil ways

[CHORUS]

The sacrifices at the altar
From the Deep Ones and Mi-Go
These are the things no human was meant to know
Because your brain retreats in fright
From each and every eldritch sight
Until (until) you find (you find)
You are out of your mind

[CHORUS]

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After posting this song, there was some discussion on the
rec.music.filk newsgroup about other Poppins/Cthulhu crossovers...

Kay Shapero (kay.shapero@salata.com) wrote:
KS>ROFL!  I had this image of Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins singing
KS>this thing in a bright and cheerful manner as Cthulhu rises from
KS>the back of the stage... :->

Arthur Levesque (bs@boog.org) wrote;
BS>And Dick van Dyke cheerfully singing and dancing around the kids
BS>strapped to the altar...

KS>This is getting better all the time... :->

KS>Over the shoggoths step in time
KS>Over the shoggoths step in time...
KS>Don't spill the sacrificial wine
KS>Over the shog-

Dave Weingart (phydeaux@liii.com) wrote:
DW>Oh, it's a jolly 'oliday with Cthulhu
DW>Cthulhu fills yer 'eart wif fright
DW>When the Deep Ones call 'im up from R'lyeh
DW>Cthulhu blots the sun out right...

DW>Although I'm stuck on a "Flee the birds" where you have the
DW>"listen, listen, they're calling for you" followed up by someone
DW>in the background screeching teke-li-li, teke-li-li ;)

[ Which, or course, caused some debate on the pronunciation of
  "teke-li-li" ]

BS>Gibber with madness, step in time
BS>Gibber with madness, step in time
BS>Can no longer reason, you're out of your mind
BS>Gibber with madness, step in time