The Tale of The Tale

This is the lyrics...sort of...to a song...sort of...that I found on my computer desk top. They're kind of funny, so I thought I'd give them a try. There are a couple of awkward rhymes in there...ideas are appreciated!

This is a song of beauty and pain
Of gaining and losing; of soft falling rain
A tale of woe; yet a tale of joy
A song about which no one complains

A song passed down through all the years
To grandpa's eyes it always brought tears
To my dad when he was but a little boy
To me, now, it comes to assuage my fears

Chorus:
This is a song of courage
A song of bravery
A story of a lord and lady
And adventures fine and bold
And this tale of courage
And this tale of bravery
As everybody will tell you
Almost never grows old
No, it almost never grows old.

A tale of beauty; a warm summers' night
A tale of spring, with flowers so bright
And even in autumn with nighttime so cold
This story sheds its' adventurous light.

A tale of hardship that savagely tears
At hearts young and bold, at hearts aged with years
Yes, even in winter does this tale unfold
And a cobwebby mind it easily clears

Chorus

And now, you say, get on with it, you cry!
We've heard enough and from impatience die!
I beg of you, please don't do that sort of thing
And now I desert melody, rhyme and meter altogether
To tell you that very regrettably for all of us,
No matter how wonderful and great and beautiful this song is
You will never hear it because I, quite simply,

Don't know the words.

Sorry!

Alas, it failed to amuse me, and I didn't much care for the old bard style, anyway. You might try your luck in the lyrics section, in any case. I kept waiting to be amused but never was, and possibly you could read this aloud and see where the rhyme is off, syllables, etc.

In the meantime, keep writing! It is the only way you will improve.

And I can't tell really if this song is good or not for lack of knowing the melody. For instance, the Pussycat Dolls lyrics are wretched, but they have had 5 top hits.

God knows why.

Off topic? No. the tune of the song, etc, counts for something.

Unfortunately not for anything here though, as this is a writing site.

Best of Luck!
~Misty

this is funny. Oh and I LOVE your book suggestion. It's a hilarious movie too, but the book is always better than the movie. I enjoyed reading this, i wasn't expecting the end.