Hagrid: Gather ‘round, gather round, everyone! I wanna sing a little ditty about one of my favorite animals, the Blast-Ended Skrewt! Ya don’t mess with Blast-Ended Skrewts—they’re grumpy and they're nonbinary! It’s an old song that I heard many years ago—feel free add more verses after I’m done! Sing after me, folks! And a one and a two and a three...
Ohhh the Blast-Ended Skrewt don’t give a damn
(Way hey, and there she blows, boys!)
They’ll blast you just as quick as they can
(They’ll blow you all to hell, boys!)
Don’t you get too close to their stinger end
(Way hey, and there she blows, boys!)
Or your poor old leg, t’will never mend
(They’ll sting you all to hell, boys!)
Chorus:
And it’s BLAST when yer happy and BLAST when you’re sad
(Oh, what a fine life for the Blast-Ended Skrewt)
Blasting for life, it ain’t no fad
(Oh, what a fine life for the Blast-Ended Skrewt)
Oh they fought with Harry in the Triwizard task
(Way hey, and there she blows, boys!)
But they woulda just blasted him if he’d asked
(They’ll blow you all to hell, boys!)
Because a Skrewt can blast for days and days
(Way hey, and there she blows, boys!)
It could blast him straight to the center of the maze
(They’ll help you win the cup, boys!)
Chorus x2
Hagrid: Well, blast it all, folks, I do believe the Hog’s Head is closing for the night!
credits
from Hut on the Wrock 2: Shanties From the Shack,
released October 18, 2021
ft. Dots & Lines, Savannah Currier, Dream Quaffle, Mermanda, Nanzdemort, & Totally Knuts on background vocals
The second EP from Northern Irish singer-songwriter Bea Stewart runs from gentle folk to pillowy pop ballads, all perfectly executed. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 15, 2024