Ain't No Mundane
(Tune: "Ain't No Liberal" by Roy Zimmerman)
Lyrics: Gary J. Ehrlich c 8/97 (Second verse by Steve
Brinich)
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I saw a meteor flash by
G
Inspired I went to the first con I could find
C7 F
CHO: And I feel so good
A
Can't go wrong
Bb
Want to filk
Bdim7
Until the dawn
F D7
Because I once was a mundane
G7 C7 F
But I ain't no mundane no more
I saw some crap on TV today
I called my friends up and we MSTied it away
My mind is flying and my heart is swimmin'
I want to read some Bujold, Asimov or Niven
BR: Oh on that joyful day, yes on that wonderful day
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The day I turned unto the fannish way
A
A SFWAn told me what a square I've been
D
"Open up your mundane heart and let Robert Heinlein in"
I joined a club some friends had mentioned
Before I knew it I was chairing their convention
I want to be there when we take the stars
So I installed a pair of JATOs on my car
On the joyful day, yes on that wonderful day
The day I threw my boring life away
The SFWAn told me what is good for a SMOF
Is good for me, (and you, and you); who cares if the mundane
scoff?
I grabbed some packs of INWO cards
And now I--FNORD!
And I feel so good
Can't go wrong
Want to filk
Until the dawn
Because I once was a mundane
But I ain't no mundane,
And I once was illiterate
Now I own a thousand novels
And I once couldn't write a word
But I just won a Hugo
And I once was a luddite
Now I run an ISP
And I once was fully tone-deaf
Now I've become a big name filker
And I once was a Trekkie
But I just have time for Bab-5
And I just met a Vogon
But I figured, "Don't Panic"
And I once was a mundane
But I ain't no mundane.
No more.