What's filk? Read on!  (To the tune of Truckin' [The Grateful Dead])

Filkin', got my own web page. Keep filkin', yeah it's all the rage,
Got scansion, more or less, and rhyme, just keep filkin' on.

First thing you gotta do is get hold of the raw lyrics:
Lyricsfreak, Songfile, Lyricsworld they've all got the same popups.
Fill in with slash, cleverness, parodies and panegyrics,
Post it up and see what your email brings.

Tolkien, he's our favorite theme; Potter page bursting at the seams;
Star Wars, Star Trek, phaser beams; the Filk won't let you go, oh no.

Most of the filkers you meet on the net write of true love,
Most of the time they're sittin' and geekin' at home.
One of these days they know they better get goin'
Out of the door and down on the streets all alone.

Filkin', takes up your spare time. Hours searching for the perfect rhyme.
Sometimes your filk ain't worth a dime, but post it anyway,

Sometimes the Filk's not coming to me;
Other times I'm a filkin' wiz.
Lately it occurs to me 
What a waste of time this is.

What in the world ever became of Haldir?
Dropped out of the book, but in the film he gets killed
A character that's been given a raw deal,
Filkers, here's a gap that needs to be filled.

Filkin', off to Barrayar.  Frogmorton, it's the place to go.
Take time, you pick a song you know, and just keep filkin' on.

Sittin' with Strider in his room at the Pony.
Wouldn't you know it I'm stuck for a rhyme again
Sony, bony, Coney all sound too phony,
But if you're a Black Rider, I guess you're gonna come in.

Here comes... another Potter book. Set up, let the filker cook.
Cho Chang, Luna and that crook. Mundungus is his name, oh yeah.

Merry and Mirrim and Path and Neville Longbottom;
Without slash and filkwriters how would their stories get told?
I guess we have to give credit to fanfic,
Get on your computer and just watch the story unfold.

Sometimes the Filk's not coming to me;
Other times I'm a filkin' wiz.
Lately it occurs to me 
What a waste of time this is.

Filkin', wrote a brilliant poem. Weird Al Yankovic will sing my song,
Back home, sit down, update my page, and get back filkin' on.
Hey now, keep on filkin' home.