Parody of “Demon's Day, Dark Moon Rising, & Cold Iron”, words by
Bill Roper
and
Rudyard Kipling
, music by
Bill Roper
and
Leslie Fish
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Parody lyrics ©1991-09-18 by Bob Kanefsky. All rights reserved. The copyright of the original lyrics and music remain with the holder(s) of the original copyright.
Green is for the Healer. Red is for the Bard.
Beige is for Companions who’ve been ridden long and hard.
Not so the Herald, grumble as we might.
Whose bright idea was it to dress us all in white?
Black is for the Sword Sworn. Black is for the thief.
Black is for assassins if they would not come to grief.
No such advantage aids us in a fight.
Whose bright idea was it to dress us all in white?
| Chorus: |
White! White! White! You can see it leagues away! White! White! White! Blazing out as bright as day! One fine day, no doubt, we will thrash this problem out, The Monarch, my laundry, and me. |
Not much fun at parties, white shirt and white pants.
Fades into the whitewash so you never get to dance.
Skirts swirl about us, a many-hued delight.
Whose bright idea was it to dress us all in white?
Gold is for the high-born. White is for the cheap.
An unappealing color unless one is courting sheep.
Puce is in fashion. Egg-shell isn’t quite.
Whose bright idea was it to dress us all in white?
(Chorus)
See my finest outfit. Cost me half my pay.
See the wine and chocolate stains that will not wash away.
Soaked it for hours. Now it fits too tight.
Whose bright idea was it to dress us all in white?
Red is from the banquet. Brown is from the road.
Black is from the cat who thinks my lap is her abode.
No one could miss them, however poor of sight.
Whose bright idea was it to dress us all in white?
(Chorus)