"Oh, soldiering's thirsty work!"

Randomness: Anybody wanna write a drinking song? by Neshomeh on 2017-02-20 15:02:00 UTC Reply

I woke up with the chorus for one in my head:

For every tall tale wants a flagon of ale
And every brave deed needs a tankard of mead
Love stories are fine with a glass of red wine
Oh, adventuring's thi-irsty work!
I feel like this is probably sung by bards who want people to buy them drinks. Each verse would be a little story of a hero who almost succeeded, but failed comically due to crippling thirst. I doubt I'll develop it myself, though, so if you're interested, have at it!

~Neshomeh, who would actually prefer for her brain to rest at night rather than come up with silly things like this, but oh well.

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I've never been drunk, but I can write doggerel! by Cat-on-the-Keyboard on 2017-02-23 17:44:00 UTC Reply

The brave Etherlred was cast down dead
Defending Carby Keep from the troll:
Had his sword to its head, but was struck down by dread,
Sobriety'd taken its toll!

For every tall tale, &c.

A hardy sort guarded Sandorne Fort
They didn't need much to fight hard.
But they were quashed one day by an army of Fae:
They'd live if their cider'd been hard!

For every tall tale, &c.

--Key thinks this thread needs more Alestorm

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Oh, Alestorm. by Neshomeh on 2017-02-23 20:40:00 UTC Reply

I'm sure that was rattling around in my head somewhere when I dreamed this up. I don't drink either(?), but I love that song. ^_^

Thank you! These verses are great! {= D

~Neshomeh

Sure, how wrong could this go? by Scapegrace on 2017-02-20 23:30:00 UTC Reply

((Very. Very is the answer to that question. =] ))

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Oh, there once was a maiden from over the way
With long golden curls and a face that could launch
Every ship sailed from here to the farthest-flung bay,
But her 'trothed is a shield-dwarf with pig-iron paunch

(CHORUS)

A dashing young bard, from the city he came
And many's the maiden who clung to his tales
About dragons and knights, but most heard of his name
From the husbands who'd lost like a bar loses ales

(FURTHER CHORUS)

(VERSES CONTINUE AND GET PROGRESSIVELY LEWDER UNTIL SOMEONE THROWS UP ON A SACKBUT)

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Yay, more verses! by Neshomeh on 2017-02-21 14:19:00 UTC Reply

Are these meant to be separate, or are they two parts of one story? If the latter, I'd love to hear the rest, Chaucer-grade lewdness included. *g*

(Chaucer was the lewdest tone-appropriate thing I could think of off the top of my head.)

~Neshomeh

Initially, they were meant to be separate... by Scapegrace on 2017-02-21 17:01:00 UTC Reply

But there's no reason why they couldn't be connected. Could be them building the party - Obligatory Hot Elf Chick Archer, dashing human bard crossclassed with love rat, big fat dwarf fighter, &c. =]

Friggin' formatting... (nm) by Scapegrace on 2017-02-20 23:31:00 UTC Reply

Oooh, fun by Meta on 2017-02-20 16:23:00 UTC Reply

Ahhh, who doesn't enjoy a good drinking song. How's this for a first attempt? I'll wait until I've had a few more ales before recording it with sound.

Let me tell you a tale of a man, yes it's true
The villains about they were all bound to rue
He buckled his sword to run villains through
But no ale had he, for his wife was a shrew

He hunted for villains, a Goblin was first
He said to the Goblin, come on do your worst
But his throat was too dry, his voice unrehearsed
Death came about, from his mighty thirst.

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Eee. ^. ^ by Neshomeh on 2017-02-20 21:18:00 UTC Reply

I love the idea of multiple people contributing verses. If y'all come up with enough of these, I will knock them together into the same prosodic form, and it'll be a thing. ^_^

Good rhyming in yours, Meta. I don't have a tune in mind, so if you can put it to one, that would be super cool. {= D

~Neshomeh

No tune? by Meta on 2017-02-21 06:52:00 UTC Reply

Really, you had no time in mind? The how come I've had it stuck in my head all day?

*wanders off humming*

Well... by Neshomeh on 2017-02-21 14:10:00 UTC Reply

There may have been notes when I was still half-dreaming, but it's really hard to hang onto them when I wake up. I've only managed it a couple of times, and then only snippets, and in this case I only salvaged the words. Maybe you tapped into my subconscious? *g*

~Neshomeh

That explains it! by Meta on 2017-02-21 17:04:00 UTC Reply

If I tapped into your subconscious that explains the odd thoughts I've been having about playing LEGO with a T-rex. Must be your fault.

Sure, I'll have a go. by Huinesoron on 2017-02-20 15:31:00 UTC Reply

Inspired by the unfortunate Thomas Thetcher, whose gravestone is on a postcard down in the lab, this is probably a late addition to the song, since it doesn't quite fit the theme. But I felt I had to do it regardless. ^_^

Young Tom was a fighter who marched off to war
And indulged in small ale to cool himself off
Pay heed to this warning, for he soon caught his death...
Drink strong beer or none at all!

For every tall tale &c

(I've tried to match the meter pretty closely, but I'm sure I missed a couple. Also I'm not sure I should even be matching the verse to the chorus... also I've never sung a drinking song. But look! I'm participating!)

hS

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"Oh, soldiering's thirsty work!" by Neshomeh on 2017-02-20 21:11:00 UTC Reply

I think the chorus can probably be tweaked to fit each verse. The fun thing about a song like this is that it's almost certainly different depending on who's singing it, so there's no wrong way to do it. That's a fantastic story, and I love it. ^_^

~Neshomeh