The Miskatonic University Marching Song

Copyright 2005 by Jeff Suzuki

H. P. Lovecraft was an early 20th century writer who wrote what might be called science fiction horror (as opposed to supernatural horror); it's the difference between The Blob and Dracula. (The line blurs, especially when later writers...like me...try to put the vampire legends on some sort of scientific basis). The tune is "Battle Hymn of the Republic" (which is itself a filk of "John Brown's Body"). This should be sung with a New England twang ("pah-staaa", "Hah-vaad").

Mine eyes have gazed upon things that should never be perceived, Like the Elder Gods and Deep Ones dwelling far beneath the sea, They're coming after you and they are coming after me, Go Miskatonic U! Chorus Glory, glory Hastur, Hastur! Turn the scholars into pasta, Glory, glory Hastur, Hastur! Go Miskatonic U ! The Great Race are the Trustees and the Chancellor is insane, Yog Sothoth is President after a long campaign, Since Shoggoths ate the science building nothing's been the same, Go Miskatonic U! Chorus Azathoth and Nyarlathotep are the football stars, Cthulhu and the Ancient Ones still hang around in bars, Why just last week they binged and then had three patrolman's cars, Go Miskatonic U! Chorus A non-Euclidean thing decided it would look around, The seniors sent it south to play on Harvard's Holy Ground, The thing got lost in Boston and it never has been found, Go Miskatonic U! Chorus, modified Glory, glory Hastur, Hastur! Turn the scholars into pasta, Glory, glory Hastur, Hast---

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