More notes at the end.
Sodor's Cautionary Tale
Ft. Edward, Henry, Gordon & James
(A TTTE parody of 'A Cautionary Tale' written by Jeff Richmond and Nell Benjamin from 'Mean Girls' Musical)
Synopsis: Shortly before 'The Adventure Begins', four engines of Sir Topham Hatt's railway narrate a foreshadowing warning of what is yet to come before the E2's arrival to the NWR.
(As the acoustic guitar begins to play, a light is cast on the each of the engines as they sing their respective parts of the verse)
[Edward]
It's Sodor's cautionary tale,
Of ambition and its traps,
[James]
Regards to a true story,
Of an engine who got scrapped,
[Henry, spoken]
No one was scrapped.
(James rolls his eyes when Henry debunks his claim of an engine getting scrapped in the story.)
[Henry]
But how hard would you work,
Just to prove your worthiness?
[Gordon]
Would you easily give in?
[Edward, Henry, Gordon & James]
Or revel in success?
[Gordon]
But to be honest,
[Edward, Henry, Gordon & James]
It takes a miracle to determine,
What plans destiny has for you,
But with this particular engine,
Come rain or shine, he has made it through!
[James]
Daring!
[Henry]
Dauntless!
[Gordon]
But dignified!
[Edward, Henry, Gordon & James]
This is Sodor's cautionary tale,
[Edward, Henry & Gordon]
It can literally knock you off the rails!
(James glares at the other three, annoyed that they had brought it up.)
[James]
Though that part was troublesome trucks,
[Edward]
You can't just earn your pride with paint,
There's more that it entails,
(James, being vain when it comes to appearance questions Edward's lyric. Henry and Gordon soon scold him for his ignorance before resuming to the song.)
[James, spoken]
Really?
[Henry & Gordon, spoken]
James!
[Edward, Henry, Gordon & James]
This is our cautionary tale!
(The spotlight remains on Edward as the scene changes to a familiar E2 engine.)
[Edward]
The adventure begins across the seas, from the mainland. To Sodor!
Author's note:
As a very musical fan, I can't help but re-write the catchy tunes. It's also due to how I was inspired by two other writers from a different fandom to completely re-write the lyrics, I've decided to write some of my own.
There are three that are already done and yet to be posted here, and three that are still in the works. (This is one of the easier songs.)
Suggestions of songs from musicals are also allowed but I can't 100% guarantee that I'll be able to do them. Despite that, feel free to review or PM me any suggestions.
Until then, I hope that you have enjoyed reading this parody
Morally Draconequus.