Musical Moments: When the Rat Pack Bare their Teeth

When the Rat Pack Bares Their Teeth

Parody Written by Richard Frazer

Ever Show needs catchy tunes and this is no exception here is an except of one of the rats marching songs as they decend on Hamelin:

(SONG FIRST LINES BEGIN AS BELOW: Based on When the Foeman Bares His Steel)

 

C.R:                     Then my minions get your horde of sneaky rats back!

I summon them for a general’s blessing,

So I can take over dreaded Hamelin

 

MARY:                 Chief Rat, they come . . .

 

SMALL RATS MARCH ONTO STAGE IN SINGLE FILE

 

C.R:                     When the Rat Pack Bares their Teeth

 

MARY AND ROLAND:   Tarantara! Tarantara!

 

C.R:      And you can see their gums beneath

 

MARY AND ROLAND:   Tarantara! . . . .

C.R:                     You Townsfolk need to run,

 

MARY AND ROLAND:   Tarantara! Tarantara!

 

C.R:                     As we loot and dance with fun

 

MARY AND ROLAND:   Tarantara! Tarantara!

 

C.R:                     For when threatened with emeutes

 

MARY AND ROLAND:   Tarantara! Tarantara!

 

C.R:                     And your tails are in your boots,

 

MARY AND ROLAND: Tarantara! . . . .

 

C.R:                     There’s nothing brings us round

                           Like the piping Piper’s sound,

Like the piping Piper’s sound

 

C.R, MARY AND ROLAND:        Tarantara! tarantara!      

 

C.R, MARY AND ROLAND Tarantara! tarantara! Tarantara! tarantara! Tarantara! tarantara! Tarantara! tarantara! Tarantara! tarantara! Tarantara, ra, ra, Tarantara!

SMALL RATS Ra, ra, ra, ra, Ra, ra, ra, ra, Ra, ra, ra, ra, Ra, ra, ra, ra, Ra, ra, ra, ra, Tarantara, ra, ra, Tarantara!

 

 

SCRAWNY 2:       Go, rat villians, go to glory,

Though you die in combat gory,

Ye shall live in song and story.

Go rob all humanity!

Go to death, and go to slaughter;

Die, and every rodent daughter

With her tears your grave shall water.

Go, rat villians, go and die!

 

SMALL RATS:     Go, rat villians, go and die!

Go, rat villians, go and die!

 

 

 

C.R:                     Though to us it’s evident,

 

MARY AND ROLAND:   Tarantara! Tarantara!

 

C.R:                     These attentions are well meant,

 

MARY AND ROLAND:   Tarantara! . . . .

 

C.R:                     Such expressions don’t appear,

 

MARY AND ROLAND:   Tarantara! Tarantara!

 

C.R:                     Calculated rat to cheer,

 

MARY AND ROLAND:   Tarantara! . . . .

 

C.R:                     Who are going to meet their fate

In a highly nervous state.

 

MARY AND ROLAND:   Tarantara! Tarantara! Tarantara!

 

C.R:                     Still to us it’s evident

These attentions are well meant.

 

MARY AND ROLAND:   Tarantara! Tarantara! Tarantara!

 

 

SQUEAKY 3:       Go rob your best endeavor,

And before all links we sever,

We will say farewell for ever.

Go to glory and the grave!

 

SMALL RATS:     Go to glory and the grave!

For your foes are thick and furless,

Fat, unobservant, highly careless;

Young and tender, old and toothless,

All in vain their mercy crave.

 

C.R:                     We observe too great a stress,

On the risks that on us press,

And of reference a lack

To our chance of coming back.

Still, perhaps it would be wise

Not to carp or criticise,

For it’s very evident

These attentions are well meant.

SMALL RATS:     Yes perhaps it would be wise,

Not to carp or criticise,

For it’s very evident

These attentions are well meant

MARY AND ROLAND:   Yes, it’s very evident

These attentions are well meant,

Evident,

Yes, well meant;

Evident,

C.R, MARY AND ROLAND:        Ah, yes, well meant!

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