Bayfilk Songbook

Filk Songbook
Title:	Bayfilk Songbook
Publisher:	Off-Centaur publications
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Date(s):	1982-?
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cover of issue #3

Bayfilk Songbook is a collection of filksongs conbtributed by atredeeds to the Bayfilk convention. Bayfilk was a filking convention held in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1980s. Bayfilk #1 was held March 1982 in San Jose, CA.

Issue 1

Bayfilk Songbook 1 was published in 1982 and is subtitled: Not So Instant Songbook. It contains:

• I'm A Carl Sagan Groupie
• Amyellen Leib (Lyricist)
• Fang van Took (Lyricist)
• Based on: "I'm A Yankee Doodle Dandy" (Tune suggested or parodied)

• Strawberry Jellow Forever
• Amyellen Leib (Lyricist)
• Based on: "Strawberry Fields" by Lennon/McCartney (Tune suggested or parodied)

• I Surely Would
• Donna Banzhof (Lyricist)
• Based on: "El Condor Pasa" by Daniel Alomía Robles (Tune suggested or parodied)

• Radiation
• Mark Yturralde (Lyricist)
• Based on: "Dr Pepper Theme (I'm A Pepper)" (Tune suggested or parodied)

• The Mage Who Lost His Glasses
• Lori Armbruster (Lyricist, Composer)
• Music notation included

• The Twelve Days of FRP
• James Gilly (Lyricist)
• Based on: "Twelve Days of Christmas" (Tune suggested or parodied)

• The Slaying fo the Remorhaz
• Cory Cole (Lyricist)
• Based on: "Wearig of the Green" (Tune suggested or parodied)

• Little Cthulu
• Don Simpson (Lyricist)
• Note: Song has a spoken indroduction.
• Based on: "The Little Lulu animated cartoon theme" (Tune suggested or parodied )

• Cabin Fever
• Georgia Barnes (Lyricist)
• Kathleen MacDonald (Lyricist)
• Note: With assistance from Leslie Fish & Raven
• Based on: "Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two)" by Harry Dacre (Tune suggested or parodied)

• Zolena
• Evelyn Turner & Friends (Lyricist)
• Based on: "El Paso" by Marty Robbins (Tune suggested or parodied)

• Superman is Fragile, He's Got Monomucleosis
• Rick Kotrben (Lyricist)
• Based on: "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" by Richard M & Robert B Sherman (Tune suggested or parodied)

• When Oppsites Unite
• Nathaniel Hellerstein (Lyricist)
• Based on: "Ballad of Inverness" (Tune suggested or parodied)

• Ballad of Bayfilk 1
• Fish Leslie (Lyricist, Composer)
• Few Hours
• David Bratman (Lyricist)
• Based on: "Few Hours" by Leslie Fish (Tune suggested or parodied)

• Expansion Kit for Paul Anderson's "TRANSPORTEERS"
• Nick Smith (Lyricist)
• Based on: "When Johny Come Marching Home" (Tune suggested or parodied)

• It's All Our Fault
• Paul Willett (Lyricist)
• Based on: "Space is Dark" by Bill Roper (Tune suggested or parodied)

• Ronald-Reagan-Carl-Sagan-San-Diegan Pagan Blues
• Paul Willett (Lyricist)
• Based on: "The Richter Scale" by Jay Kent Clark and Elliott Davis (Tune suggested or parodied)

• The Road to the Future
• Paul Willett (Lyricist, Composer)

• On Crypton II
• Cindy McQuillin (Lyricist)
• Based on: "On Broadway" by Mann Barry and Cynthia Weil and Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller (Tune suggested or parodied)

• Mos Eisley Space Port
• Cindy McQuillin (Lyricist)
• Based on: "Copacabana" by Barry Manilow (Tune suggested or parodied)

• Star Wars/Empire Marching Song
• Cindy McQuillin & J. Wayne (Lyricist)
• Based on: "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" (Tune suggested or parodied)

• Miranda
• Karen Wilson (Lyricist, Composer)
• The Programer's Alphabet
• Steve Savitzky (Lyricist)
• Based on: "Sweet Betsy from Pike" by John A. Stone (Tune suggested or parodied)

• Freeway Filkers
• See Note (Lyricists)
• Note: Eric Gerds, Teri Troutman, Chris Weber, Curtis White, James Long, William Long, Rebecca Long, Rilla Parker, Carol Yobie, Barney Evans, Marie Munns
• Based on: "Proud Mary" by John Fogerty (Tune suggested or parodied)

• Tully & Ice
• Mary Kay Jackson (Lyricist)
• Based on: "Ring of Fire" by June Carter & Merle Kilgore (Tune suggested or parodied)

• When the Millenium Falcon leaves for Alderaan
• Anne Wilson (Lyricist)
• Based on: "When the Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves for Alabam'" by Irving Berlin (Tune suggested or parodied)

• Be A Droid
• Anne Willson (Lyricist)
• Based on: "Be A Clown" by Cole Porter (Tune suggested or parodied)

• Be A Clown The Bantam Cock
• Traditional (Lyricist)
• The Star Trek Connection
• Barney Evans (Lyricist)
• Based on: "The Rainbow Connection" by Paul Williams & Kenneth Ascher (Tune suggested or parodied)

• Moonlight Over Livermore
• Mike Roberts (Lyricist)
• Based on: "Jamaician Farewell" by Irving Burgie & Traditional (Tune suggested or parodied)

• The Murderous Little Toy
• Mike Roberts (Lyricist)
• Based on: "The Marvelous Little Toy" by Tom Paxton (Tune suggested or parodied)

• The Larry's Red Lab Song
• Mike Roberts (Lyricist)
• Based on: "Dance of the Hours, (Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh)" by Amilcare Ponchielli (Tune suggested or parodied)

• The Isle of Time
• Kimberly Bethel (Lyricist, Composer)
• Music notation included

• Obi Wan
• Rebecca Long (Lyricist)
• Based on: "Billy Boy" (Tune suggested or parodied)

Source: [1]

Issue 2

Bayfilk Songbook 2 was published in 1984. It is illustrated by Arlin Robbins.

Issue 3

Bayfilk Songbook 3 was published in 1986 and is subtitled: It Was Late....

It Was Late Cynthia McQuillin (lyricist)
Based on: "Susan B" by Leslie Fish (Tune suggested or parodied)

Rocket Rider's Prayer Stephen Savitzky (lyricist, composer)

Security Strike Cecilia A. Eng (lyricist)
Andrew III Nisbet ()
Based on: "Barges" (Tune suggested or parodied)

The Time Lords' Game Cecilia A. Eng (lyricist)
Based on: "The Circle Game" (Tune suggested or parodied)

Loyal Hamster Blues Cecilia A. Eng (lyricist, composer)

Turing Test Number 2 Bob Kanefsky (lyricist)
Based on: "Lola" by The Kinks (Tune suggested or parodied)

Code Bob Kanefsky (lyricist)
Based on: "Men of Harlech" (Tune suggested or parodied)

A Warning for Unknown Voters Bob Kanefsky (lyricist)
Based on: "Bonny Ship the Diamond" (Tune suggested or parodied)
Based on: "Step by Step" (Tune suggested or parodied)

Never Understate Your Case Bob Kanefsky (lyricist)
Based on: "Never Set the Cat on Fire" by Frank Hayes (Tune suggested or parodied)

Eco-Freaks for NASA Leslie Fish (lyricist)
Based on: "Bringing in the Sheaves" (Tune suggested or parodied)

Falcon Crest's Got a Telepathic Maid Leslie Fish (lyricist, composer)

A-Ramboing Leslie Fish (lyricist)
Mercedes Lackey (lyricist)

The Collector's Cry Chris Weber (lyricist)
Based on: "Anchors Aweigh" (Tune suggested or parodied)

For the Record Chris Weber (lyricist)
Based on: "Sail for Amber" by Jordin Kare (Tune suggested or parodied)

Three Cheers for the Bad Guys! Cecilia A. Eng (lyricist)
Andrew III Nisbet (lyricist)
Based on: "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" (Tune suggested or parodied)

Banned from Filking Andrew III Nisbet (lyricist)
Based on: "Banned from Argo" by Leslie Fish (Tune suggested or parodied)

The Grandfather's Clock Cecilia A. Eng (lyricist)
Based on: "My Grandfather's Clock" by Henry Work (Tune suggested or parodied)

Johnny's Little Pet Bob Kanefsky (lyricist)
Based on: "Daddy's Little Girl" by Julia Ecklar (Tune suggested or parodied)

The One Syllable Chorus Song Paul Macdonald (lyricist, composer)

Non-Combatants Cecilia A. Eng (lyricist)
Based on: "Take Me Over the Sea" (Tune suggested or parodied)

Carmen Miranda's Ghost Leslie Fish (lyricist, composer)

Changing Times Leslie Fish (lyricist, composer)

Challenger 7 Ellen Kranzer (lyricist)
Based on: "Sweet Hope of Glory" (Tune suggested or parodied)

Raw! Bill Sutton (lyricist, composer)

Little Fuzzy Characters Jordin Kare (lyricist)
Based on: "Little Fuzzy Animals" by Frank Hayes (Tune suggested or parodied)

Source:[2]

Issues 4 & 5

Bayfilk 4 & Bayfilk 5 conventions were held in 1988 and again in 1989, but it is unclear if a songbook was produced. A cassette compilation tape of the songs from the two conventions was released.

Featuring: Leslie Fish, Bill Roper, Heather Alexander, Cecilia Eng, Larry Warner, Mercedes Lackey, and Juanita Coulson.

Songs include:

• The Wizard of Speed and Time
• Come With Me
• Falken Lover
• Where do We Go From Here?
• Oathbreakers
• Ilin
• Morgaine at the Well
• Honest Rowan
• Passion Flower
• The Cats of Jane
• Killashandra
• Black Water (Suicide)
• Susanna Martin
• Old Det’s to Pay
• Partners
• Khan
• Fever Season
• Soul-Search
• Where, Oh Where, Has Chuthulu Gone

Source:[3]