Galaxy Rangers Filk

Ok, I'll admit it, I was bored when I wrote a lot of it, but as one lady on the GR list put it - "Jess, please get bored more often!"


Many Thanks to the Zen Nine and their tape "Hip Deep in Heroes." That's where I got a lot of the tunes for these. The Zen Nine are a branch of the LA Filkharmonic who specialize in songs about Blake's 7. The fact that songs about the Liberator Rebels can be so easily be turned into songs about the Series Five Rangers SHOULD scare me, but when I think about it, I have to wonder if Robert Mandell watched Terry Nation and took notes.


"Crystal"
(Galaxy Rangers - "Psychocrypt")
(Z/E duet "Psychocrypt")
(Tune: "Sandglass" by the Zen Nine)


Zach:

I'm having bad dreams
And I swear that you're calling
Longshot can't even say why


Eliza:

My captor is using
My crystal to trap you
You'll be trapped with me if you try...


Z&E: And if you do nothing we'll die...


Eliza:

Don't go running
On some foolish errand
Risking yourself for my sake

Zach:

I can't let you perish
You mean too much to me
I don't care what risks I take

Z&E: I/You swore you would bring you/me awake...


Zach:

Tell me that this is only
A horrible nightmare
That I will awake by your side


You may be sleeping
In a cold case of metal
But, I'll do anything for you, my bride


Z&E:
Even if we both lose our minds...


Eliza:
It's only a death trap,

Zach:
And I'm way beyond caring


Z&E:
Now, we're both trapped by the Queen

United at last
In a prison of Crystal,


Eliza:
Our reality only a dream


Zach:
But the nightmares are nowhere to see...


Eliza:

But leave me behind
When your friends unite you
I would never want you to stay


Zach:

I'll leave the dream here
In my crystal coffin
but I know I can face the day


Z&E: We will be together in a way...


"Eliza's Flight"
(Galaxy Rangers)
(Rangers - "Psychocrypt")
(Tune: Terminal Flight" by the Zen Nine)


We knew that had the nightmares
For how long we could not tell
As Zachary stared out to the night
With eyes that seemed to gaze at hell.


Though all of us tried to talk to him
The captain, he was stronger
He said, "Just this once, can't you set me free?"
"I must have a chance to save her"


"Please let me go
I cannot wait
She's fading fast and will die if I stay
Please let me go
Please let me go"


And so we disobeyed orders
It seemed the right thing to decide
Even though we knew in our hearts
We were leading Zach to suicide


And when he had finally left us
We knew we should have followed
He said, "Just this once, I must go alone
You must stay behind at BETA..."


"I will go on
It must be this way
I'll make the attempt, meet with my fate
I will go on
I will go on"


In the depths of the Asteroid Place
He searched for her as if in a dream
And walked head-long into the trap
Set up by a plan of the Queen


And when we followed him
We were caught as well
His efforts met with failure
We said, "Despite your words, we supported you
We couldn't stay behind at BETA"


We will go on
We did not wait
We'll help with your mission, join in your fate
We will go on
We will go on


We wondered if our captain
Was ready just to quit and give in
As Geezy's ship took us away
We knew that we just couldn't win


And as our ship lept into hyperspace
We saw Zachary's hopes grow dim
But we knew his strength, and we knew his grief
So nobody here could blame him...


Let her sleep on
Reach for new days
Someday, we'll free her, just not right now
Let her sleep on...


"Supertrooper's Lament"
(Galaxy Rangers)
(Goose - General)
(Tune "Blake's Pattern" by the Zen Nine)


Oh, I have walked the pattern
Of a lonely, cruel hunter
On Ozark, Andor, Kirwin
And I can't afford to wonder


My life's no less beleaguered now
Than it has been before
And I cannot tell who's with me
Or against me anymore


My old friends are now criminals
And they must have thought me crazy
They've no consciences to speak of
And their morals vague and hazy


But who am I to judge them?
Put their virtues to the test?
As I stand here, gun in hand,
And memory will not give me rest


Oh, I have walked the pattern
To keep me from the cold
Hunting down the ones I once loved
And knowing I won't grow old


I've hunted Ryker Killbane
And he'll be back, I know
I found Stingray and Darkstar
But I finally let them go

Oh, I have walked the pattern
My new friends don't know the truth
For I fear one day, the tide will turn
And I'll be forced to kill them, too.


Oh, I curse BETA and their pattern
For what they did to me
Even though Wolf Den was a failure
I never will walk free

Oh, have walked the pattern
And I know what I've been losing
A path to take my own life
And a fate of my own choosing

Is this thing I do predestined
By that pattern's grip on me?
Have I become the pattern
Or was the pattern always me?






(Note :I'm thanking Carol Botteron who wrote "I am the very Model of a true Mimbari Ranger for the B5 fans...)

"I Am the Very model of a Modern Galaxy Ranger"
(Galaxy Rangers)
(Doc - General)
(Tune: "I am the Very Model of a Modern Major General" by Gilbert and Sullivan)

("Ranger" is to be pronounced in three syllables: "Ray-ayn-ger." In the context of what Gilbert did to words, this is as nothing. - C. Botteron)


I am the very model of a Modern Galaxy Ranger.
I'll go charging deaf and blind into kind of danger.
And now if I can keep my head and if I stay alive,
I proudly stay a member of the team of Series Five's.

My fighting skill is adequate but I rely more on my wits,
And pray that I'll get out of this before I am smashed to bits
I'll hack into any system, steal all the data, then
In order to save my own butt, I have to get out again

Queenie is an icy bitch, I'd be happy to transport her south,
But she'll never find the "off" switch for my motor mouth.
And just when things are weird enough, they keep on getting stranger
I am the very model of a Modern Galaxy Ranger.







The Series 5's
(Galaxy Rangers - General)
(Tune: "The Brady Bunch")

Here's the story
Of three young Rangers
A hacker, a trooper, and a mage
They were just looking for a leader
Willing to take the stage

Here's the story
Of a captain named Foxx
Who lost a lot when his ship was attacked
Cause his wife was somehow taken captive
And he needed to fight back

So the captain was assigned some brand-new teammates
And Walsh looked upon the new-formed crew with pride
Cause he knew that they would cause some chaos
That's how they all became the Series 5's!






"The Stagecoach"
(Galaxy Rangers - General)
(Tune: "Threes" by Mercedes Lackey)

Deep into Tortuna's sand, under unforgiving sun
A narrow smugglers road through a sheltered valley runs
The valley is dangerous place for the stagecoach passing by.
Only four Zanquil peddlers guard the cargo hid inside

Of dangerous things to smuggle, the most dangerous are these
Starstones, Numonic power, and Gherkin refugees.

The glint of metal catches a Crown scout's eye.
He grins in triumph as another prey has been spied.
He goes back to his captain to give him a report
The smugglers are about to find their journey cut too short

Of three things be wary - of enemies in disguise,
of trapdoors in a palace, and the all-too-obvious prize

Little do these Zanquils care what all the smugglers know
That Crown guards ambush caravans that through this valley go
In spite of bribes and blasters, and all that they can do
The Guards have yet to let one stagecoach pass on through

Of three things most dangerous - the shape that walks behind,
misleading information, and enemies who hide

From ambush, blasting come the Crown guard in full force,
The Crown captain shouting orders from the saddle of his horse
The Zanquils take position, bracing for the horde
The Crown guards still outnumber them by three times or more

Of three things be suspicious - the battle easily won
Your enemy offering refreshments, and Zanquils who won't run.

Then off one Zanquil pulls his cloak, in uniform he's clad
His blasters out and ready, and his green eyes fierce and glad
The lady fells the nearest guard with a well-placed kick
The Crown guard realize too late they fell for Ranger tricks.

Three things never mess with if you want to stay alive -
Brontobears, Rogue Troopers, and pissed-off Series 5's!

News of the smugglers' plight came by BETA Mountain way
Commander Walsh decided then to send his team away
If anyone could end these raids and help the Gherkin's plight
The S5 team were the ones that were surest in a fight

One thing you might want to remember when a battle you go to
If the foe seems too easily trapped, the trapped one might be you!

The captain stands in challenge, and the warrior only grins.
The hacker then bows mockingly, and then the fight begins
When it ends, there's only 4 left standing around the stage,
The captain, and the warrior, and the hacker, and the mage.

Three things never trust in - the starstone sworn as pure
A vow the Queen has given, and the ambush that is "sure"

No more appear to follow, the stagecoach is on its way
The Queen will have no Gherkins for the Psychocrypt today
The Crown guard can only go today and tell of his defeat
But the Rangers know that there are more dangers left to meet

Three things always trust in - the horse on which you ride,
The AI on your starship, and your teammates at your side!





The Bird Changed Hands...
(Galaxy Rangers filk)
(About the episodes "Tortuna" and "Birds of a Feather")
(Tune: "The Cat Came Back")

The Queen of the Crown had troubles of her own.
Had a little birdie that wouldn't stay at home.
Until one day Geezy took it far away,
Off to Sorry End, where it wasn't gonna stay.

CHORUS:

And the Bird changed hands the very next day
And the bird changed hands - You just couldn't stop it
The bird changed hands - and flew its merry way.

Geezy gave it to the Rangers for five hundred Crowns
But it attracted spydroids, and trouble all around
The Rangers took Bubblehead down BETA Mountain way
It became the hacker's pet, but it wasn't gonna stay!

CHORUS


Mugsie and Miller had to pull a job
As they both were working for Jackie Subtract's mob
They busted into Longshot, shot Doc, and off they ran
With Professor Bubblehead, and some Supertrooper plans.

CHORUS


Kidd raided the Prairie Queen, looking for some loot
Didn't get riches, but he thought the bird was cute.
Bubblehead called Kidd "Daddy" and out to space they warped
Back to Sorry End, but that's not the last report

CHORUS


Kidd sold it to O'Mega, and she was off again
Back to Entropy's Edge, to see her old friends
But all hell broke loose when all parties crashed the scene
Kidd got the bird again, and he left to see the Queen!

CHORUS


The Queen was rather happy to see her bird again
And she started planning to make some supermen
But within the stolen info, there was a major bug
Instead of Supertroopers, she had an overmuscled lug!

CHORUS:
END





"Harem Girls"
(Daisy O'Mega - Post GR)
(Tune: "Piano Man" by Billy Joel)

It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
And the girls all start to come in
Maya, Annie, and Niko
I pour all three each a gin.

Shane never did see old age
He's been dead for five years today
He made a lasting mark on all of us girls
We'll drink and remember him this way

CHORUS:


So pull up a chair, fellow Harem Girls
Pull up a chair at the bar
For we're holding a wake for Shane Gooseman
Inviting the girls near and far

Now first of all, there's Queen Maya
She's sitting in the chair on the end,
She flirted with him for such a brief time,
And wound up marrying his best friend.

Next down the line's Lady Annie
Fresh from Ozark's green hills
She married a farmhand, and raises horses
It's a good way to pay off the bills

And talking with her is Niko
She was the lucky dog's wife
Despite all the danger, she's still with the Rangers
And she'll probably be there for life

And I've given up my life of crime
And this Colleen's now tending her bar
But once a year, the Harem has their reunion
Coming in from near and from far

CHORUS

It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday
And everyone gives me a smile
'Cause we all were suckers for a good-looking blonde
Who crossed all our lives for a while

So we'll compare notes of a few wild nights
Well laugh, and then cry in our beer
For we all know that he's dead and he's gone
But we'd like to think his spirit comes here!

CHORUS
END





"Daylight"
(Shane - "Strange Life")
(Tune: "All through the Night")

Oh, what a night
It felt so good
To be holding you tight

But now, dawn is here
I'm having my doubts
And facing my fears

Oh, things were simpler as friends
Then I didn't worry about when it would end...


CHORUS:

We have no past
Can this love last?
We'll only know
When it turns daylight

Can't remember when
We stopped being friends
We'll go on, now that it's turned daylight

It has to end. It has to end...

All through the night
I made love to you
Under the stars' light

Though we went too far
We can't forget
Just who we are.

I'm not even sure what to do
We have to go on
But I don't want to lose.

CHORUS


It may have to end. It may have to end...

(Musical)

Oh, I don't want to let you go
I'm just worried for you
Please understand, Niko

We have no past
Can this love last?
We'll only know
When it turns daylight

Can't remember when
We stopped being friends
We'll go on, now that it's turned daylight

Does it have to end? Does it have to end?

We'll go on, even in daylight

Can't remember when
We stopped being friends
We'll go on, now that it's turned daylight.

We won't let it end. It will not end...



"Geezi's Complaint"
(Geezi - General)
(Tune: "Harry's Dilemma" by Larry Warner)


Oh, won't they please shut up!
They've badgered me for two years now, and I am just fed up.
They're there around each corner with their fingers in the air.
"What can you come tell us, Geezi?"
Frankly, I don't care!


CHORUS:
Their confounded questions are about to drive me bats!
I'd love to turn them in, and then I'd shut them up.
But surely as one leaves my shop, another takes his place
They make it hard for me to sneak
Put me on Queen's list
I tell you once again - I do not exist

One of them is bad enough inside Tortuna space
But now there are those Rangers, and I'm a basket case!
I'm stranded on this bloody rock, no sanctuary near
Oh. Great! Here comes three of them, I'm stricken cold with fear!

Oh, Captain, you will pay for this. I'll break away someday.
I won't have to answer your questions every day.
But until the time arrives, I'll let you boil my blood
Good God, here's all 4 of you - I swear my name is mud!

CHORUS

You make it hard for me to sneak
I'm on the wanted list…
Damn you all - I DO NOT EXIST!





"Heart of the Planet"
(Maya to Spartos)
(Tune: "Hands of the Prophets" - Larry Warner)

It guarded us once through the Wars of the Fire
It guarded us once through the pain
And I know that the last hope for this world
Is for it to awaken again

The power is with us, although you must think
Technology 's evil and poor
And I will be damned if I don't save us all
For what this galaxy will have in store

CHORUS:
For the enemies of Tarkon draw ever near
Our future is now at stake
And the only hope that we have to survive
Is if the Heart of the Planet awakes!

It's cradled this planet in its guarding hands
Our history tells us this is true
But I've seen some things no Tarkonian's seen
Ignorance will not banish truth.

The danger is with you and all the old ways
Tradition always comes with a cost
But old superstitions cannot help us now
If the Heart dies, then we are all lost!

CHORUS



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