New Song: "The Ballad of Barnaby" (Patreon)

His name was Barnaby,

A big brass dragon,

He gave us shelter ‘neath his wings against the sun.

He asked about all

Of our adventures,

And insisted that we tell him every one.

When we / said we had to go, his eyes got

Huge, began to weep,

He was like a big ol’ puppy

Who could flatten half your keep.

Barnaby, Barnaby, Barnaby the dragon,

Whose means more than justified the ends.

Sing with me, Barnaby, Barnaby the dragon,

Who, more than gold or jewels, wanted friends.

He pleaded with us

To keep on talking,

Of our adventures, every detail he would hear!

Until our bard said,

“This is ridiculous “,

And cast the greatest charming spell of his career.

We told that dragon we’d be back in

just four moons or so,

And a Welcome Us Back party was

The thing that he should throw.

Barnaby, Barnaby, Barnaby the dragon,

Who probably should be sleeping on his hoard,

Sing with me, Barnaby, Barnaby the dragon,

Was he insomniac, or lonely, or just bored?

At first, we went on having our adventures great and small.

Except to laugh, we didn’t think of Barnaby at all.

But as the weeks went by, we started feeling quite ashamed

For that poor outcast dragon, who we cruelly had gamed.

We thought about him sitting at a table all alone,

With paper hats and favors for the party he had thrown,

We knew his eyes were raw and red, his outlook bleak and black,

Disconsolate with tears unshed -- aw, man, we’re going back!

When we got there,

He was waiting,

And he smiled and offered us a cup of tea,

He said, “I’m sorry

You missed my party,

But I’m so glad you came back to visit me.

“The townsfolk living nearby

Thought my shindig was trés chic.

We all had so much fun that day,

Now they come by each week!”

Barnaby, Barnaby, Barnaby the dragon,

Invited us to party anytime,

Here’s to thee, Barnaby, let’s all hoist a flagon,

Nothing’s like a party dragon in his prime.

Barnaby, Barnaby, Barnaby the dragon,

Whose means more than justified the ends.

Sing with me, Barnaby, the no longer lonely dragon,

The only thing he wanted was some friends.

And now he’s got an awful lot of friends!