From the Floating Log at Frogmorton
(In the original, the unsolved mystery is who the song
is about. In this filk, it's who's singing it.)
You're So Vain (by Carly Simon)
You walked into the story
Like you were gonna take over the plot
Your hood strategically dipped below one eye
A useless sword in your sock
You had one eye on the Ringbearer
And both of 'em bloodshot
And all the readers thought that you were the bad guy
You were the bad guy, and
You're so vain
You probably think the tale is about you
You're so vain
I'll bet you think the tale is about you
Don't you? Don't you?
You met us at the inn at Bree
When we were still quite naive
Well, you said you'd save us "by life or death"
And that you would never leave
But I'd like to ask, just who saved you?
'Cause I think it was me.
You had your plans, they did not tend toward Mordor,
Not tend toward Mordor, and
You're so vain
You probably think this tale is about you
You're so vain
I'll bet you think this tale is about you
Don't you? Don't you?
Well, I heard you were a Rider of Rohan
And all the men liked you best
Then you won some battles for Minas Tirith
And rode off into the west
Well, you're where you should be all the time
And when you're not, you're up
In Lothlorien chasing after an elf maid
After an elf maid, and
You're so vain
You probably think this tale is about you
You're so vain
I'll bet you think this tale is about you
Don't you? Don't you?