Ninja Datte Bayo! (I'm A Ninja!)
A Naruto filk by FilkAeris (Tobu Ishi), to the tune of "Curbside Prophet" by Jason Mraz
I'm just a ninja, baby
I can turn into a lady
And I'm gonna be Hokage someday
I'm just a ninja, baby
I can turn into a lady
And I'm gonna be Hokage yeah, hey
You see it's all part of ninja history
How they put a fox demon inside of me
And they all just ostracized and laughed at me
But it didn't take me down, I was tough to beat
I had skill, I was a pill, I had a spunk hard to kill
And a stubborn-minded will
That took me up the highest hills
And look at me now
Look at me now
Look at me now now now now
I'm just a ninja, baby
I can turn into a lady
And I'm gonna be Hokage someday
I'm just a ninja, baby
I can turn into a lady
And I'm gonna be Hokage yeah, hey
Well they never'da never'da guessed
How I'd train train train
Till I had no regrets
Summon toads, travel roads near and far
To prove to everybody that I was up to par
So I could ditch my scars
And be the man my precious people want to see me become
To be a mighty shinobi and not a noodle-sucking bum
Fightin' from dawn to dusk beside my closest chums
Or on a one-man mission or a
Tough assassination
Kunai in hand
I'm taking a stand
For all the underdogs and foxes that are
Trapped in boxes
Hoping for glares cause then folks know they're there
It's not fair, no-one's life should be so bare
And I was lucky to be given
Such a new lease on living
'Cause thanks to all of my friendships
My loneliness was driven away
So do your part, grow a backbone
Find someone sad, and let 'em know
They're not alone!
'Cause I'm a ninja, baby
I can turn into a lady
And I'm gonna be Hokage someday
I'm just a ninja, baby
I can turn into a lady
And I'm gonna be Hokage yeah
I'm just a ninja, baby
I can turn into a lady
And I'm gonna be Hokage so c'mon
I'm just a ninja, baby
I can turn into a lady
And I'm gonna be Hokage, yeah
See I'm a top-notch fighter
Not some ankle biter
And I'm heading out to take on the world
And I think it would be peachy
If a pretty kunoichi would
Come along with me, but if not, I got all I need
Instant ramen cup
My orange pants rolled up
And my kitsune, it'll never go tame
The road is rough before me
But at least it never bores me
And hey, the world'll know my name!
Hey hey hey, he-ey
I'm done hiding and I'm here to stay
Gonna teach all of Konoha
My way of the ninja
Hey, he-ey I'm done hiding and I'm here to stay
And I'll teach all Konoha
My way of the ninja
I'm just a ninja, baby
A ninja, baby--yeah!
A ninja, baby
A ninja, oh c'mon
I'm just a ninja he-ey
Gonna be Hokage, yeah I'm gonna be Hokage someday
Yeah ninja
Ninja brother
(fade)
A/N: This was another song that I wanted to filk the minute I heard it. I'm actually quite proud of this filk--it's not especially funny, but the lyrics are probably the most intricate I've ever written for a song parody, and almost the entire song has been drastically changed. Plus, it's just fun to sing "Never'da never'da guessed".
This was performed by me in Naruko (Sexy no Jutsu, clothed version) cosplay at the karaoke contest at Kumoricon 2004. Thanks to everyone who listened and cheered me on!
(Oh, and as a special note, the word "ninja" appears 19 times in this filk, counting the title, not counting the terms "shinobi" and "kunoichi". Hmm...needs more redundant. Or more cowbell.)
-ninjaliciously, FilkAeris
