THE GHOSTTIDE RIDE!

WarTigress

Len

Inara

silent-film orchestration, honky-tonk, rubber-hose cartoon

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V6-WILD

[Instrumental Intro]

[Old film projector flickers through warm vinyl-like hiss]

[Honky-tonk piano tiptoes into a jaunty bouncing rhythm]

[Ship bell: CLANG! CLANG!]

[Piccolo chirps while clarinet answers with a wobbling run]

[Lenthrea whistles a mischievous nautical melody]

[The GhostTide Ride creaks awake as ropes squeak rhythmically and the mast groans]

[Lenthrea]
Hee-hee!
Mrrrrrow!
Everybody aboard!

[Trombone slide: WAAAAH-WOOP!]

[Verse 1]

Oh, I'm Lenthrea, captain of the tide,
And this ol' ghost ship's my favorite ride!
She creaks to the left—
She groans to the right—

[WOODBLOCK KNOCK-KNOCK-KNOCK]

Then jumps through the waves in the middle of night!

[Ship bell: CLANG!]

Her sails go flap!
Her barrels go BANG!
Her anchor comes bouncing with a
CLINK-CLANK-CLANG!

[Piano rapidly climbs]

She's spooky! She's kooky!
She's mine with pride!

[Lenthrea laughs]

HA-HA-HAAA!

Welcome aboard—

THE GHOSTTIDE RIDE!

[Whistled Refrain]

[Lenthrea whistles the main melody while pizzicato strings bounce beneath her]

[Piccolo imitates the whistle]

[Muted trumpet answers]

[The ship rocks left]

[Trombone: WOOOOP!]

[The ship rocks right]

[Clarinet: WEEEEE-OOOP!]

[The anchor suddenly drops]

KERRRR-CLANG!

[Lenthrea]
HEY!

[Music abruptly stops]

...Give that back!

[Anchor shoots upward]

[CYMBAL CRASH]

[Lenthrea laughs]

[Verse 2]

She's got ropes that wiggle,
And boards that squeak,
A cannon that hiccups—

[Little cannon cough]

POOF!

—three times a week!

The wheel spins around
When I tell it, "STAY!"

[Ship wheel rapidly spins]

HEY-HEY-HEY-HEY!

[Lenthrea grabs the wheel]

Get back this way!

[Honky-tonk piano accelerates]

She rattles!
She rolls!
She splashes with pride!

There's never a dull day
On the GhostTide Ride!

[Ship-Machine Break]

[No singing]

[Piano becomes a rapid mechanical rhythm]

[Woodblocks imitate footsteps running across the deck]

[Snare imitates spinning gears]

[Clarinet spirals upward]

[Barrels roll across the deck in rhythm]

RUMBLE-RUMBLE-RUMBLE—

BONK!

[Lenthrea]
OW!

[Short silence]

Mrrrrrrrr...

[Lenthrea playfully growls]

RAWR!

[Every barrel rolls backward]

RUMBLE-RUMBLE-RUMBLE—

[Huge cymbal crash]

[Lenthrea bursts into laughter]

[Supernatural Storm Chase]

[Wind suddenly whistles through the rigging]

[Music drops into an eerie bouncing minor-key variation]

[Ghostly waves rise around the ship]

[Lenthrea]
Uh-oh...

[Thunder cracks]

Ohhhhhh, you wanna play?

[Lenthrea mischievously purrs]

Mrrrrrrrrrr-hehehe...

COME ON THEN!

[Full orchestra bursts forward]

Round goes the thunder!
Up goes the tide!
Hold onto something—
We're going for a RIDE!

[The GhostTide Ride climbs an enormous spectral wave]

Higher!

[Piano climbs]

HIGHER!

[Piccolo climbs]

HIIIIIIIGHER!

[Entire orchestra suddenly stops]

[Lenthrea]
...Oh, biscuits.

[The ship plunges downward]

[Lenthrea]
WAAAAAAAA-HOOOOOOOO!

[Orchestra races downward with the ship]

[Spectral waves crash]

[Cymbals explode]

[Trombone slides wildly]

[Triumphant Refrain]

You can howl, ol' wind!
You can roar, ol' sea!
There ain't a ghost wave
Getting rid of ME!

[Lenthrea growls rhythmically]

Rrr-RAWR!

With a whistle—

[Lenthrea whistles]

A laugh—

HA-HA!

And the moon as our guide,

Nothing can stop
THE GHOSTTIDE RIDE!

[Instrumental Victory Dance]

[Honky-tonk piano pounds out the main melody]

[Trumpet and clarinet trade playful phrases]

[Lenthrea whistles along]

[Ship bell rings rhythmically]

CLANG! CLANG!
CLANG-CLANG-CLANG!

[Lenthrea]
That's it, girl!

Show 'em how we sail!

[The GhostTide Ride proudly bounces across the spectral sea]

[Final Verse]

From moonlit fog
To the morning tide,
You'll hear me laughing
From the other side!

So when something goes bump
On a dark seaside—

Don't run away!

Come hitch a ride!

[Lenthrea purrs]

Mrrrrrow!

There's room for adventure
And trouble inside—

ALL ABOARD—

THE GHOSTTIDE RIDE!

[Finale]

[Entire orchestra launches into a frantic final reprise]

[Lenthrea whistles]

[Piano races]

[Piccolo shrieks]

[Trombone slides]

[Ship bell repeatedly clangs]

[Barrels roll]

[Ropes snap rhythmically]

[Waves crash]

[The GhostTide Ride rockets through the fog and skids perfectly into harbor]

[Music stops]

[Complete silence]

[Lenthrea]
Heh-heh...

Perfect landing.

[The GhostTide Ride gives one tiny wooden creak]

...creeeeeak...

[Lenthrea]
Don't you dare.

[Ship creaks again]

Creeeeeeeak...

[Lenthrea]
I said—

[THE SHIP SNEEZES]

AAAAA-CHOOOOOO!

[Massive spectral wave erupts over the deck]

[Lenthrea]
WAAAAAAAH!

[Barrels, ropes, buckets and Lenthrea tumble everywhere]

[GIANT ORCHESTRAL CRASH]

[Lenthrea, muffled beneath a barrel]
...Still counts.

[One tiny ship bell]

ding!

[Film projector sputters]

[END]

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[Instrumental Intro] [Old film projector flickers through warm vinyl-like hiss] [Honky-tonk piano tiptoes into a jaunty bouncing rhythm] [Ship bell: CLANG! CLANG!] [Piccolo chirps while clarinet answers with a wobbling run] [Lenthrea whistles a mischievous nautical melody] [The GhostTide Ride creaks awake as ropes squeak rhythmically and the mast groans] [Lenthrea] Hee-hee! Mrrrrrow! Everybody aboard! [Trombone slide: WAAAAH-WOOP!] [Verse 1] Oh, I'm Lenthrea, captain of the tide, And this ol' ghost ship's my favorite ride! She creaks to the left— She groans to the right— [WOODBLOCK KNOCK-KNOCK-KNOCK] Then jumps through the waves in the middle of night! [Ship bell: CLANG!] Her sails go flap! Her barrels go BANG! Her anchor comes bouncing with a CLINK-CLANK-CLANG! [Piano rapidly climbs] She's spooky! She's kooky! She's mine with pride! [Lenthrea laughs] HA-HA-HAAA! Welcome aboard— THE GHOSTTIDE RIDE! [Whistled Refrain] [Lenthrea whistles the main melody while pizzicato strings bounce beneath her] [Piccolo imitates the whistle] [Muted trumpet answers] [The ship rocks left] [Trombone: WOOOOP!] [The ship rocks right] [Clarinet: WEEEEE-OOOP!] [The anchor suddenly drops] KERRRR-CLANG! [Lenthrea] HEY! [Music abruptly stops] ...Give that back! [Anchor shoots upward] [CYMBAL CRASH] [Lenthrea laughs] [Verse 2] She's got ropes that wiggle, And boards that squeak, A cannon that hiccups— [Little cannon cough] POOF! —three times a week! The wheel spins around When I tell it, "STAY!" [Ship wheel rapidly spins] HEY-HEY-HEY-HEY! [Lenthrea grabs the wheel] Get back this way! [Honky-tonk piano accelerates] She rattles! She rolls! She splashes with pride! There's never a dull day On the GhostTide Ride! [Ship-Machine Break] [No singing] [Piano becomes a rapid mechanical rhythm] [Woodblocks imitate footsteps running across the deck] [Snare imitates spinning gears] [Clarinet spirals upward] [Barrels roll across the deck in rhythm] RUMBLE-RUMBLE-RUMBLE— BONK! [Lenthrea] OW! [Short silence] Mrrrrrrrr... [Lenthrea playfully growls] RAWR! [Every barrel rolls backward] RUMBLE-RUMBLE-RUMBLE— [Huge cymbal crash] [Lenthrea bursts into laughter] [Supernatural Storm Chase] [Wind suddenly whistles through the rigging] [Music drops into an eerie bouncing minor-key variation] [Ghostly waves rise around the ship] [Lenthrea] Uh-oh... [Thunder cracks] Ohhhhhh, you wanna play? [Lenthrea mischievously purrs] Mrrrrrrrrrr-hehehe... COME ON THEN! [Full orchestra bursts forward] Round goes the thunder! Up goes the tide! Hold onto something— We're going for a RIDE! [The GhostTide Ride climbs an enormous spectral wave] Higher! [Piano climbs] HIGHER! [Piccolo climbs] HIIIIIIIGHER! [Entire orchestra suddenly stops] [Lenthrea] ...Oh, biscuits. [The ship plunges downward] [Lenthrea] WAAAAAAAA-HOOOOOOOO! [Orchestra races downward with the ship] [Spectral waves crash] [Cymbals explode] [Trombone slides wildly] [Triumphant Refrain] You can howl, ol' wind! You can roar, ol' sea! There ain't a ghost wave Getting rid of ME! [Lenthrea growls rhythmically] Rrr-RAWR! With a whistle— [Lenthrea whistles] A laugh— HA-HA! And the moon as our guide, Nothing can stop THE GHOSTTIDE RIDE! [Instrumental Victory Dance] [Honky-tonk piano pounds out the main melody] [Trumpet and clarinet trade playful phrases] [Lenthrea whistles along] [Ship bell rings rhythmically] CLANG! CLANG! CLANG-CLANG-CLANG! [Lenthrea] That's it, girl! Show 'em how we sail! [The GhostTide Ride proudly bounces across the spectral sea] [Final Verse] From moonlit fog To the morning tide, You'll hear me laughing From the other side! So when something goes bump On a dark seaside— Don't run away! Come hitch a ride! [Lenthrea purrs] Mrrrrrow! There's room for adventure And trouble inside— ALL ABOARD— THE GHOSTTIDE RIDE! [Finale] [Entire orchestra launches into a frantic final reprise] [Lenthrea whistles] [Piano races] [Piccolo shrieks] [Trombone slides] [Ship bell repeatedly clangs] [Barrels roll] [Ropes snap rhythmically] [Waves crash] [The GhostTide Ride rockets through the fog and skids perfectly into harbor] [Music stops] [Complete silence] [Lenthrea] Heh-heh... Perfect landing. [The GhostTide Ride gives one tiny wooden creak] ...creeeeeak... [Lenthrea] Don't you dare. [Ship creaks again] Creeeeeeeak... [Lenthrea] I said— [THE SHIP SNEEZES] AAAAA-CHOOOOOO! [Massive spectral wave erupts over the deck] [Lenthrea] WAAAAAAAH! [Barrels, ropes, buckets and Lenthrea tumble everywhere] [GIANT ORCHESTRAL CRASH] [Lenthrea, muffled beneath a barrel] ...Still counts. [One tiny ship bell] ding! [Film projector sputters] [END]

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