After entering the Qar’Qataran capital of Redfir, the newly named rock band The Beat Sovereigns comes upon a vicious mob of rock revolutionaries battling with the local authorities. The band plays a song to calm this potential bloodbath, and invents folk-rock to unite the people of Redfir.
lyrics
Jocasta: (singing)
THE ELVES ONCE HAD A HAVEN SAFE
FROM FEAR AND GREED AND STRIFE.
IN SONG THEY FOUND THEIR COMFORT;
SAW THE MEANING OF LIFE.
NOTHING COULD MATCH THAT SWEET FOLK MUSIC.
Add Pugface:
HEAR THE HARMONY
Add Roscoe:
RINGIN’ IN THE AIR.
Jocasta:
BUT SOON THE CHILDREN OF THIS LAND
HEARD A SOUND FROM FAR AWAY.
AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO
ROCK WAS HERE TO STAY.
WITH EVERYBODY CHOOSIN SIDES.
Add Pugface:
AND NO ONE TO HEAL THAT DIVIDE.
All:
HEY WE ARE THE FOLK OF ROCK
AND WE’VE COME TO ROCK YOU FOLK.
YOU JUST TAKE A LITTLE TOKE
AND YOU ADD A LITTLE FOLK
AND THAT VOLUME KNOB,
YOU GIVE IT A POKE.
IF YOU LET IT TAKE YOU OVER
YOU BOUND TO SOON DISCOVER
THAT THERE’S ONE THING LEFT TO DO:
TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF THIS
AND A LITTLE BIT OF THAT
AND SOON, YOU’VE GOT SOMETHING NEW.
Pugface:
NOW IN THIS RHYTHM THERE ISN’T TIME
FOR ANIMOSITY;
LET’S EXCHANGE SOME FOLK FOR ROCK
IN RECIPROCITY.
EVERYBODIES GOTTA GET TOGETHER
Add Jocasta:
LOVIN’, LETTIN’ MUSIC LEAD THE WAY.
THE WAY.
All:
OO, YEAH
YEAH YEAH YEAH
HEY WE ARE THE FOLK OF ROCK
AND WE’VE COME TO ROCK YOU FOLK.
YOU JUST TAKE A LITTLE TOKE
AND YOU ADD A LITTLE FOLK
AND THAT VOLUME KNOB
YOU GIVE IT A POKE.
IF YOU LET IT TAKE YOU OVER
YOU’RE BOUND TO SOON DISCOVER
THAT THERE’S ONE THING LEFT TO DO:
TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF THIS
AND A LITTLE BIT OF THAT
AND SOON, YOU’VE GOT SOMETHING NEW.
(Jocasta Harmonica solo)
(Instruments cut out, just claps and vocals)
HEY WE ARE THE FOLK OF ROCK
AND WE’VE COME TO ROCK YOU FOLK.
YOU JUST TAKE A LITTLE TOKE
AND YOU ADD A LITTLE FOLK
AND THAT VOLUME KNOB
YOU GIVE IT A POKE.
IF YOU LET IT TAKE YOU OVER
YOU’RE BOUND TO SOON DISCOVER
THAT THERE’S ONE THING LEFT TO DO:
(music comes back in)
TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF THIS
AND A LITTLE BIT OF THAT
AND SOON, YOU’VE GOT SOMETHING NEW.
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