"Scar (Not Taka)" to the tune of They Might Be Giants' "Istanbul (Not Constantinople"

Megan Lerseth

Before his scar, he was known as Taka

But now he's scarred, so don't call him Taka

It's the fangirls now who still call him Taka

While they know his name is Scar

There's only one book that calls him Taka

But it's Disney-made, so they call him Taka

It's a long time since the pride called him Taka

They prefer to call him Scar

"Well, who is Taka?" the newbies tend to ask

And the fans all laugh a laugh that's dark

"It's Scar before he got his mark!"

So let's go back to when he was Taka

No, you can't go back to when he was Taka

It's a long time since the pride called him Taka

(Did you know that "Taka" means trash?

I'd take being "Scar" in a flash.)

"Well, who is Taka?" the newbies tend to ask

And the fans all laugh a laugh that's dark

"It's Scar before he got his mark!"

Before his scar, he was known as Taka

But now he's scarred, so don't call him Taka

It's the fangirls now who still call him Taka

(Did you know that "Taka" means trash?

I'd take being "Scar" in a flash.)

So let's go back to when he was Taka

No, you can't go back to when he was Taka

It's a long time since the pride called him Taka

(Did you know that "Taka" means trash?

I'd take being "Scar" in a flash.)

Now he's Scar…