Songs From the Hill
by Annie Morris
SCARLET HILLS
tune:
Greensleeves
Alas, fair ones, my time has come.
I must depart your
lovely home,
Seek the bounds of this galaxy
To find what lies beyond.
Scarlet
hills and amber skies,
Gentle beings with loving eyes,
All these I
leave to search for a dream
That will cure the wand'rer in me.
You
say it must be glamorous
For those who travel out through space.
You
know not the dark, endless night
Nor the solitude we face.
Scarlet
hills and amber skies,
Gentle beings with loving eyes,
All these I leave
to search for a dream
That will cure the wand'rer in me.
I know
not of my journey's end,
Nor the time nor toll it will have me spend
But
I must see what I've never seen
And know what I've never known.
Scarlet
hills and amber skies,
Gentle beings with loving eyes,
All these I leave
to search for a dream
That will cure the wand'rer in me.
BRANDY
OF LAVENDER HUE
tune: A Taste of Honey
I met the man in a spaceport
bar,
A brief respite on a distant star.
His drink was brandy,
Brandy
of lavender hue.
We laughed and talked as young dreamers do,
Of
space and time and of causes true.
Our drink was brandy,
Brandy of
lavender hue.
He left to join in a rebels' fight.
I stayed behind
in the lonely night.
And wished for brandy,
Brandy of lavender hue.
Oh,
I have dreamed.
Oh yes, I have dreamed.
I have dreamed that there could
have been more.
I hope that he will remember me.
In my heart he
will always be.
Our drink was brandy,
Brandy of lavender hue.
AMAZING
SCENE
tune: Amazing Grace
Amazing scene when Spock did die
By
radiation burned--
The growing question in our minds:
How will Mr.
Spock return?
ARE THERE SPEED BUMPS IN SPACE?
tune: "Red
Rubber Ball"
I'd like to live up high among the stars,
Going
home by rocket ship
Instead of in my car.
I'm tired of highway 301
And
60's even worse.
I'm trying to arrive alive
Instead of in a hearse.
And
I think that it would be real fine
To soar around the Milky Way.
There's
just one thing I wouldn't like. It's speed bumps in space.
Way out in
space, the traffic moves just fine,
No semis ridin' on your tail,
No
backed up left turn line,
No construction on the roads,
No sitting
railroad trains,
No recreational vehicles
Taking up both lanes.
Yes,
that's where I've got to go--
Out around the Milky Way.
There's just one
thing I've got to know.
Are there speed bumps in space?
COMMUNIQU?
FROM MARS
(this can be sung to the tune of "Lemon Tree"
Long
ago when I was young, I dreamed of flying high,
Of moons and stars and other
things that glittered in the sky.
I dreamed of someone by my side, a hero
brave and true,
He'd show me worlds I'd never seen, and give me sweet love
too.
Chorus:
Saturn's rings very pretty, and Jupiter's moons are
sweet
But our worlds are so far apart, it's impossible for us to meet.
Saturn's
rings very pretty, and Jupiter's moons are sweet
But our worlds are so far
apart it's impossible to meet.
I saw his face, I heard his voice,
communiqu? from Mars.
I longed to hold his hand in mine and travel to the
stars.
He vowed that we would meet one day; together we would stand
But
space is vast and time is short and fate had other plans.
Chorus
Although
we've loved, we've never met; we heed adventure's call.
On distant worlds
we must remain; we cannot have it all.
A hero's life is not his own, nor a
heroine's, it's true.
By honor to this life we're bound; we do what we must
do.
Chorus
THE FENCER'S SONG
tune: "The Lumberjack
Song" by Monty Python
I'm a fencer and I'm okay.
I attack all
night and retreat all day.
I wear a mask, a leather glove,
A jacket and
lame'.
In my dreams, I'm d'Artagnan,
The hero of the day.
He's
a fencer and he's okay.
He attacks all night and retreats all day
. He
wears a mask, a leather glove,
A jacket and lame'.
In his dreams, he's
d'Artagnan,
The hero of the day.
I'm a fencer and I'm okay.
I
feint all night and deceive all day.
I parry four and circle six.
I have
a master plan--
To be the greatest fencer
Ever known to man.
He's
a fencer and he's okay.
He feints all night and deceives all day.
He
parries four and circles six.
He has a master plan--
To be the greatest
fencer
Ever known to man.
I'm a fencer and I'm okay.
I lunge
all night and I ache all day.
My knees are shot. My feet are numb.
In
traction I should be.
Bear the pain to get the gain.
Endorphins are the
key.
He's a fencer and he's okay.
He lunges all night and aches all
day.
His knees are shot. His feet are numb.
In traction he should be.
His
doctors think he's crazy.
And frankly, so do we!
FOR OLD TIMES'
SAKE
tune: Shenendoah
For old times' sake, we tell the stories
Of
a time when we were sailors.
In silver ships, we went exploring,
Far
away, so far away in uncharted heavens.
Together now, recount our
glories,
Days of youth and passion burning,
Mysteries that sent us
soaring,
Far away, so far away in uncharted heavens.
For old times'
sake, we must remember
Dreams that gave us thirst and hunger,
Our
hearts' desires when we were younger,
Far away, so far away in uncharted
heavens.
Though tears may fall, we share the waters.
Toast to
friends and bygone heroes.
Pass the torch to sons and daughters,
Far
away, so far away in uncharted heavens.
The time has come for us to
linger,
Build a home and love each other,
Wish them well, the ones who
wander
Far away, so far away in uncharted heavens.
COMMUNION OF
HEARTS
tune: "The Braes o' Balquhidder" (on Capernaum by the
Tannehill Weavers)
I have been to the mountains.
I have been to the
shore.
I have wandered in far places.
I need travel no more
I have
found what I was seeking
In a place where love starts.
Where we have
come to gather,
There's communion of hearts.
You can count on the
starshine
To guide you in the night,
And the sun is there to lead you
As
you move through daylight.
You must follow your own pathway
To the place
where love starts.
In a place where friends await you,
There's communion
of hearts.
We have been on a journey
To find where we belong.
We
have turned what was weakness
Into something that is strong.
We have
built our own bridges
To the place where love starts.
Where we have
come together,
There's communion of hearts.
We have built our own
bridges
To the place where love starts.
Where we have come together,
There's
communion of hearts.
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS
tune: "My Favorite Things"
Dungeons and Dragons and trapped secret doors,
Rangers and fighters and mages and dwarves,
These are a few of my favorite things.
That's why to them, this song I sing.
Bugbears and wraiths and werewolves that bite,
All kinds of beasties that strike in the night,
Great giant bats with great giant wings,
These are a few of the scariest things.
Gold pieces and silver, and plus one swords,
Jewels, and potions, and riches to horde,
We hope to find on our epic quest.
This is the play at its very best.
When the orcs hack,
When the trolls slash,
And I'm hit real bad,
I try to remember it's only a game
But then I feel just as bad!
I'LL NEVER FLY WITH STARFLEET AGAIN?
tune: "I'll Never Fall in Love Again"
What do you get on the Enterprise?
A bright red shirt and a batch of tribbles,
Grim faced Spock and Kirk, who giggles.
I'll never fly with Starfleet again.
I'll never fly with Starfleet again.
What do you get when you go to sickbay?
Clothes all covered with salt and pepper--
When you're examined by the doctor.
I'll never fly with Starfleet again.
I'll never fly with Starfleet again.
What do you get to do for shore leave?
Trapped in time on some whacky planet,
And some computer tells you to can it.
I'll never fly with Starfleet again.
I'll never fly with Starfleet again.
Don't tell me what it's all about.
I've been there and I'm glad I'm out--
Out of the fleet and the Federation,
That is why I'm on K-7 station.
What do you get on the Enterprise?
A grouchy crew and a crabby captain--
That's what you get when you go trekkin'.
I'll never fly with Starfleet again.
I'll never fly with Starfleet again!
PLEASE COME BACK ANOTHER DAY. NEW SONGS WILL BE
ADDED AS TIME GOES BY.