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The Gods Aren​’​t Crazy

from Avalon is Risen by Leslie Fish

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I wrote this after reading a couple of Charles Fort’s books back-to-back. Fort loved to dig up accounts of odd, bizarre and inexplicable incidents, purely for the fun of watching the Official Authorities fumble and scramble for explanations. Hey, my theory makes as much sense as any others!

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Look out your window and what do you spy?
Rain falling out of a sunshiny sky.
It’s changing to hailstones that weigh half a ton,
With seven live frogs hopping out of each one.
It’s not the Last Judgment; stop wailing of Sin.
It’s only the gods at wine tasting again.

So drink, drink, to Charlie Fort’s memory –
Marvelous doings, and marvelous sights.
Drink, drink, we may as well join them.
The gods are not crazy; they’re higher than kites.

When strange objects tumble from out of the clouds,
Stay under cover, for Thor’s gotten plowed.
Those odd man-like critters are not saucer-men,
But shape-shifting Mercury’s plastered again.
It’s not Armageddon; it’s only a sign
That this season’s ambrosia really is fine.

Weird cloven hoofprints dance all up and down
To glow on the streets and the walls of your town,
Made by some critter that ran on two legs –
Plus the sheep are all pregnant and the rooster’s laid eggs.
Don’t blame the devil or run to the hills;
It’s only old Pan, and he’s crocked to the gills.

Eerie lights blossom all over the sky –
Put on your sunscreen; Apollo is high!
The boulders have moved and the animals talk;
A tiddly Great Goddess is out for a walk.
Don’t wail of UFOs; there’s nothing to fear –
But be thankful the drink’s not this good every year!

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from Avalon is Risen, released June 10, 2012
Margaret Davis: backing vocals
Shira Kammen: fiddle
Kristoph Klover: backing vocals, doumbek, percussion, sound effects & whistle
Nada Lewis: accordion
Mark Ungar: upright bass
Kevin White: backing vocals

Sheep and roosters recorded live by Kristoph Klover at Ardenwood Farm

Song © 1984 Leslie Fish

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Leslie Fish Phoenix, Arizona

If there's one name that's practically synonymous with filk (Science Fiction folk music), it's Leslie Fish. Leslie has written literally hundreds of songs covering almost every subject, from the space program ("Hope Eyrie"), to Star Trek ("Banned From Argo") to urban life, history, and space fantasy ("Carmen Miranda's Ghost"). ... more

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