The Girl And The Clockwork Dragon

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[Verse 1]

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In a kingdom high upon a hill
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In a land of long ago
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Sat a woeful king, waiting for the sting
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Of death’s impending blow

[Verse 2]

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For a clockwork dragon to the west
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Burned a village all away
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Breathing fire and steam, it had now been seen
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Heading in the kingdom’s way!

[Bridge 1]

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Protective of his subjects, this king issued a decree
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He stood before his kingdom and cried, “This is what we need:”

[Chorus]

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Men of valor who will fight the dragon to the death
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Warriors to go extinguish fierce and fiery breath
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Selfless knights to fight the battle, man against machine
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Heroes who will give their lives for king and queen!

[Verse 3]

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The dragon got the King’s best men
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They were no match for the beast
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To the fire they’d run, and yet one by one
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Every knight wound up deceased

[Verse 4]

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Now a wee young girl named Valerie
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With an artificial heart
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To the king did speak and though small and meek
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She was kind and she was smart

[Bridge 2]

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She asked the king, “Why don’t we try approaching peacefully?”
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The king, he laughed and said, “Dear girl, I’ll tell you what we need!"

[Chorus]

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Men of valor who will fight the dragon to the death
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Warriors to go extinguish fierce and fiery breath
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Selfless knights to fight the battle, man against machine
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Heroes who will give their lives for king and queen!

[Bridge]
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But Valerie was strong of heart, and she knew what she must do
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Her clockwork heart was guiding her, and she had to follow through

[Verse 5]
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And so she traveled to the fields
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And she called the Dragon near
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As it flew on down, it could hear a sound
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Quite familiar to its ears

[Verse 6]
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The ticking of her clockwork heart
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Sounded so much like its own
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And the calming tick had reminded it
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Of its maker way back home

[Bridge 3]
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The dragon bowed to Valerie to willingly concede
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The humbled king then proudly shouted “She’s the one we need!”

[Chorus 2]
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We need Valerie to tame the dragon for us all
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Who’d have ever thought our hero would have been so small?
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She has soothed the savage beast, so sound your horn and drum!
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We shall sing her praises now for years to come!