A long time ago, when Equestria was new
When all the ponies had was nothing but tea to brew
Along came a mare, Rotten Hops by name
And she invented a wonderful drink and gained immortal fame

Chorus:
She might have been an Admiral, a Sultan or a Queen
No finer a pony in this world has ever been
Look what she has done for us: she's filled us up with cheer.
God bless Rotten Hops, the mare who invented beer beer beer tiddily beer beer beer

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We're Mares of the Round Table,
We sing whene're we're able!
We do routines and chorus scenes with hoofwork impeccable!
We dine well when in Canterlot,
We eat yams and jam and bran a lot!

We're Mares of the Round Table,
Our show is formidable,
But our manes deform when we transform--Rarity was inconsolable.
They're rainbow-mad in Canterlot,
We run from the designers a loooooot!

'Gainst foes we're tough and able,
Quite indefatigable!

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It's nine o'clock on a Satuday
The regular crowd tunes in
There's an old mare sitting next to me
Droning on about all of her kin.

She says, "Son, can ya play me a memory
I'm not really sure how it goes
But it's happy and sweet, and I knew it complete
When I had a less wrinkly nose."

Sing us a song, you're the piano drake
Sing us a song today
Well, we're all in the mood for a catchy tune
And you've got us feeling okay.

Now Pinks at the bar is a friend of mine

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Morning has broken, like the first morning,
Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird.
Praise for the singing, praise for the dawning,
Praise for them springing fresh from Her word.

Sweet the rain's new fall, sunlit from heaven,
Like the first dew fall on the first grass.
Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden,
Sprung in completeness where Their hooves pass.

Mine is the sunlight, mine is the morning,
Born of the two lights Jannah saw play.

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This one is JediMasterEd's fault.

Psychic spies in chitin try to steal your mind's elation
And little girls across the world dream of rainbow deflagrations
And if you stand for all of these things it's Alicornization

It's the crown of the world and all of equine civilization
The sun may sail in the sky so high, but it's settled in a central location

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Estee has a wonderfully put-together period piece western which features and is called A Horse Called Sunbutt. theRedBrony made some references to Blazing Saddles in the comments on the latest chapter, and the Filker's Area of my brain was off to the races. Here's the result--the spoilers are very minor, but under

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Pinkie Pie, you are making me crazy
The future's meant to be hazy
So won't you please make sense?

Oh Pinkie Pie, your weird earth pony magic,
makes reality plastic,
in your candyfloss hooves.

You became a legend in academia
And now the thought of watching you
Makes me hurt in my head.

Oh Pinkie Pie, you are driving me frantic,
You push the limits of magic,
To get where you belong.

Will the whim that sent her prancing to my tree,
Kindly send her dancing away from me?

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So ya
Thought ya
Might like to...
Write for the site.

To feel the warm thrill of inclusion--
That dizzying height.
Well I've got some bad news for you, sunshine:
The editor's not well, he stayed back at the hotel,
And they sent us along with a surrogate pen;
We're going to find out how you've stuffed up again!

Are there any typos in the story tonight?
Get 'em up against the wall!
There's one in the highlight--it don't look right to me!
Get it up against the wall!

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I present something that clearly should have been in the first Equestria Girls:

(original)

Well, you've got your element and you've got your pretty wings
And you're such a rising star
dancing on your strings
But don't play with me, 'cause you're playing with fire

Your teacher, she's the Princess--owns a piece of everyone
And you'd rather be there with her
Basking in the sun

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Firstly, context:

I bring this to your attention not only because it jives with my whole schtick, but also because it got me coming up with additional verses.

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(to the tune of "I Kissed a Girl" by Katy Perry)

This was never the way we planned
Our five year mission
We remade the promised land
Without permission
We thought it was over
Starfleet was glad of our return
Now we're going back cause
I can't escape the wrath of Khan

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Had a random thought a bit ago, and I finally figured out how to finish it. So, with apologies to Bo Burnham...

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I went to a Disney Karaoke session at a recent convention. It turned out there were no subtitles, and also that I don’t know any Disney lyrics beyond a few lines from “Under the Sea.” (And “Let it Go.” That’s not my fault. What is it about little girls and Frozen? The music isn’t even catchy.)

So I sat back and listened for a bit. Hunchback has some good songs. I’m gonna have to watch that.

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Quick update: I'm about halfway through chapter 18 at the moment.

Now for the Real News: I figured it's about time to overcome my childhood trauma from playing Hot Cross Buns and get out my mum's old recorder. :P This is my first serious foray into songwriting, so I hope you like it, but don't lie if it's terrible. I have my wonderful flatmate, Steph Cinder*, to thank for the guitar playing. And if you get the reference in the song, I love you.

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Just something I whipped together for fun one day, set to a possibly recognizable tune, all intended in good fun. And hey, given that I derived my Fimfic handle from a misremembered detail of the Mikado, it's only appropriate.

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