A parody of “Fugue for Tinhorns” from Guys and Dolls, written by Miranda and performed by the McElroy brothers on My Brother, My Brother and Me.
[Justin McElroy]
I got the horse right here
The name is Paul Revere
And he's the ghost of the horse that won last year
Ghost horse, ghost horse, there's no way to beat Ghost Horse
He flies through the air, of course, Ghost Horse, Ghost Horse
(Travis starts singing his part at this time, while Justin continues:)
Ghost horse, ghost horse, there's no way to beat Ghost Horse
His owner feels no remorse, Ghost Horse, Ghost Horse
(Griffin starts singing his part as the time, while Justin and Travis continue:)
That Paul Revere just might
Give you a vampire bite
Of course it all depends if he feeds at night
Likes blood, likes blood, this Vampire horse likes blood
Yes that means the horse likes blood likes blood
Likes blood
I tell you Paul Revere
Now this is no bum steer
It's from a Yahoo answer that's real sincere
Ghost horse, ghost horse, there's no way to beat Ghost Horse
He flies through the air, of course, Ghost Horse, Ghost Horse
Paul Revere
[Travis McElroy]
I'm pickin' Valentine, 'cause on the morning line
A guy has got him figured at five to nine
Unless, unless, the horse wants to just run less
One hundred percent success, unless, unless
It’s Valentine for sure, he’s a demonic blur
And he’s a deputized law en-horse-ment officer
Horse cop, Horse cop, this horse is a real Horse cop
If he says to stop, you stop. Horse cop, horse cop
I go for Valentine, 'cause on the morning line
The horse has got his own horse that he keeps in line
Horse stack, Horse stack, Two horses, a real horse stack
Valentine
[Griffin McElroy]
But look at Epitaph. he's not a horse by half
He's got no arms, legs or face, and he makes me laugh
"Torsey" - "Torsey", his guy calls the horse "Torsey"
If he calls the horse "Torsey", Torsey, Torsey
And just a minute, Sweets. He’s got the raps and beats
He wants a philly in the streets and a freak in the sheets
Horse ass, horse ass
This Torsey’s about horse ass
This Torsey, he’s got more sass
Horse ass, horse ass
So make it Epitaph, he’s not a horse by half
And he communicates by telepathic Telegraph
Epitaph
[JUSTIN, TRAVIS, & GRIFFIN]
I got the horse right here!
Fugue For Brotherhorns was written by Frank Loesser & Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Lin-Manuel Miranda released Fugue For Brotherhorns on Mon Mar 24 2014.