Title: Jaffa in New York
Author: Stephanie
Email address: Steph6450@aol.com
Category: Song Parody/Humour
Spoilers: None
Sequel/Season Info: None
Ratings: G
Content Warnings: None
Summary: None really. Just Teal'c singing. Song parody to Englishman in New York, by Sting.
Stargate Sg-1 and its characters are the property of Stargate (II) Productions, Showtime/Viacom, MGM/UA, Double Secret Productions, and Gekko Productions. This story is for entertainment purposes only and no money exchanged hands. No copyright infringement is intended. The original characters, situations, and story are the property of the author. This story may not be posted elsewhere without the consent of the author. Englishman in New York was writen by Sting.

Well I did the best that I could with this song. At the timed it seemed perfect, and then I got to that bridge. What's with all those big words anyway? Not much I could do with that one. Oh well, it put one heckuva strain on my vocabulary, and I found The Merriam-Webster dictionary *more* than helpful. And poetic licenses and inventive English (for instance, diety=diet with a 'Y') are always nice.

I don't drink coffee because I fast, my dear.
So don't do my toast on either side.
As you can hear in the lack of contractions when I talk
I'm a Jaffa in New York

See me walking down Fifth Avenue
A Zat gun here at my side
I take it everywhere I walk
I'm a Jaffa in New York

I'm an alien
I'm a legal alien
I'm a Jaffa in New York
I'm an alien
I'm a legal alien
I'm a Jaffa in New York

If "Stone-faced maketh Jaffa" as someone said
Then I'm the hero of the day.
It takes a man to suffer ignorance and never smile.
But I'm myself, no matter what they say.

I'm an alien
I'm a legal alien
I'm a Jaffa in New York
I'm an alien
I'm a legal alien
I'm an Jaffa in New York

Modesty, injocosity can lead to notoriety
Sometimes I think that I'm the only one.
Forehead tattoos and my diety are rare in this society
At night a candle's brighter than the sun.

Takes more than combat gear to make a man
Takes better machinery than a gun
Attack your enemies and blast them when you can
And watch them scream and shout as they run.

If "Stone-faced maketh Jaffa" as someone said
Then I'm the hero of the day.
It takes a man to suffer ignorance and never smile.
But I'm myself, no matter what they say.

I'm an alien
I'm a legal alien
I'm a Jaffa in New York
I'm an alien
I'm a legal alien
I'm a Jaffa in New York



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