The boys would sing this upbeat song of tall tales right after Ginger says she wants new stories and Danny says "you haven't heard mine." It would ideally take the place of the stories they told leading up to "I once caught a fish this big."
FRANCIS: When the enemy captured a castle, it sure was a hassle
and we had to find a way to get in
DANNY: So we pushed at the door, and we pushed it some more
But it was just too thick, and we were all so thin
FRANCIS: The catapult was readied with our strongest soldier
Who volunteered bravely to escort a boulder
We thanked him for his sacrifice and blessed the helmet on his head
DANNY: He smashed into the gate, but we learned too late
That we were pushing a door we should've pulled instead
RITA: It happened just like that?
DANNY: Well, it happened so fast
GINGER: It happened just like that?
FRANCIS: Yes, why do you ask?
It happened just like that
DANNY: Well, that's what they said
FRANCIS: Pushing a door we should've pulled instead
DANNY: We heard the cries of a delicate flower, atop of a tower,
A real damsel in distress
FRANCIS: The base was on fire, heading up to the spire
And she'd torn her gown to signal S. O. S.
DANNY: A fella named Remus, our resident genius
Said "it's safe to jump!" But she was too squeamish.
FRANCIS: The heat was quickly rising, so she leapt when he said go
DANNY: It puffed her pantaloons like hot air balloons
And she floated down gently in an hour or so.
BETTY: It happened just like that?
FRANCIS: Well, it happened so fast
ROSALIND: It happened just like that?
DANNY: Sure, and it was a gas!
FRANCIS: It happened just like that
DANNY: Would we lie to you?
FRANCIS: It's amazing what a little hot air can do.
FRANCIS: We've lost a few good men to quicksand
DANNY: And worse, we lost a horse!
FRANCIS: We've formed ladders doing handstands
DANNY: Except the first guy's on all fours
FRANCIS: We rode a barn roof down a mudslide.
And in case you weren't aware
DANNY: We've made mountains out of molehills
FRANCIS: Yeah, but we kicked you-know-who in the you-know-where!
FRANCIS: Robert the Rotten had a plan to conceal fifty men in the wheel
Of the mill on Miller's Cliff
DANNY: They were lying in wait, but we were running late
And the locals still had loads of flour to sift
FRANCIS: So they cranked and they crumbled, the guys inside tumbled
And when we arrived, we heard the wheel grumble
DANNY: We pulled the pin out slowly and gave it a good shove
FRANCIS: It rolled away from the mill and right over the hill
DANNY: And now Miller's Cliff is known as Dead Men's Bluff
JUDY: It happened just like that?
FRANCIS: You heard what you heard
WINIFRED: It happened just like that?
DANNY: Well, mostly for sure
FRANCIS: It happened just like that
DANNY: You should've seen the drop!
FREDERIC: But did it happen or not, because it sounds absurd
DANNY AND FRANCIS: It happened just like that....You have our word!
They're crossing their fingers behind their backs as they take a bow ;)
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FantasyIn which two of the king's soldiers, the handsome one and the funny one, try to solve the mystery of how twelve princesses keep ruining their shoes even though they've been locked away in a spellbound, dragon-guarded safe haven with their penny pin...
