# Filk lyrics, please--Talk Nerdy to Me

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filk-lyrics-please-talk-nerdy-to-me/724239>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 4, 2015, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filk-lyrics-please-talk-nerdy-to-me/724239 "2015-07-04T15:25:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![NoCoolUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2015, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filk-lyrics-please-talk-nerdy-to-me/724239/1 "2015-07-04T15:25:13Z")

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[Here’s the Poison original](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVnyFwdFqoM) (youtube with lyrics).

I’m crummy with lyrics, so please post your filk verse referencing…F&SF masters, video games, Star Trek, Star Wars, Cons, movies.

I’ll be singing it at WorldCon in Spokane.

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**Author:** ![NoCoolUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2015, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filk-lyrics-please-talk-nerdy-to-me/724239/2 "2015-07-08T14:45:01Z")

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One bump. C’mon all you wordy types…a little help here?

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**Author:** ![Anonymous\_Coward](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@Anonymous\_Coward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anonymous_Coward)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2015, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filk-lyrics-please-talk-nerdy-to-me/724239/3 "2015-07-08T18:48:27Z")

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I’m not good at this so I won’t try, but it seems a bit like asking for someone to do your homework. You may get a better response if you at least try to put in an effort yourself first.