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Fabian Lyrics

Scod: This next one's just... it's a song, it's a bit of a tribute to a bit of an underdog.
Gatesy: We're sick of songs about overdogs.
Scod: Yeah!
Oh, I reckon you don't hear enough about the overdog.
Yon: Yeah.
Scod: The overdog's a bit of an underdog, I reckon.
Oh, we're just amusing ourselves.

This is a song about a Christmas underdog - one of the lesser-known Christmas characters.
And it's important to know that Yonny will be acting as afore-mentioned Christmas underdog.
Ahh... yeah, good luck.

Gatesy: It's not a dog, okay? Don't start thinking he's a dog.
Yon: Some people last night thought it was a dog. It's just not.

Scod: You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen,
Comet and Cupid and... Chopper and Nixon.
Yon: But do you recall,
The least famous reindeer of all?

Tripod: Fabian, Fabian, Fabian, Fabian, Fabian, Fabian,
This song's for you.
Fabian, Fabian, Fabian, Fabian, Fabian, Fabian,
This song's for you.

This is the tale of a reindeer that nobody knows,
Shoved down the back and largely ignored on account of a nasal disfigurement.
Not unlike Rudolph in that sense,
The hallmarks are almost the same.
Instead of a red shiny nose that brought Rudolph his fame...

Gatesy: Fabian had just... a cavity.

Tripod: No nose at all,
Just a big empty s***e,
In the middle of his face.
Scod: Just a couple of chambers.

Yon: (Angrily) What are you looking at?
D'ya want a piece of this?
Tripod: Fabian, Fabian, Fabian, Fabian, Fabian, Fabian,
Gatesy: (About Yon) Does he look like a no-nosed reindeer?
Yon and Scod: This song's for you.
Gatesy: I think he does. Watch closely.
Yon and Scod: Fabian, Fabian, Fabian, Fabian, Fabian, Fabian,
Tripod: This song's for you.

Scod: Abnormal snouts were surprisingly common in reindeer.
Rudolph and Fabian both fell victim,
To the...
Tripod: ... elves and their cost-cutting measures.

Gatesy: In keeping their overheads down,
Yon: The elves fed the reindeer on reindeer.
Scod: And on top of that, the poor...
Tripod: ... reindeer were also in-bred.

Gatesy: So Fabian had just... a cavity.

Tripod: His hooter was lacking.
b***** all schnozz!
All this because,
Scod: His dad was also his sister.
Tripod: Who he then ate.

Yon: This chicken tastes funny. Can I have some of yours?
Tripod: Fabian, Fabian, Fabian, Fabian, Fabian, Fabian,
This song's for you.
Fabian, Fabian, Fabian, Fabian, Fabian, Fabian,
Tragic but true.

Disliked by his peers,
This disfigured deer was alone.
He watched from afar,
As Rudolph the star,
Would lead all the others back home.

But before you get too sympathetic,
There's another thing you should know.
Sure, his nose was upsetting,
But reindeer are not quite that shallow.

Gatesy: 'Cause Fabian was... a t*****!
Yon: What?
Gatesy and Scod: Not nice at all!
Yon: Aww, who ran out me batteries?
Gatesy and Scod: An arrogant fool!
Yon: I look good in this, don't I?
Gatesy and Scod: A self-serving tool!
Yon: Oh - I write my name on my stuff for a reason!

Gatesy and Scod: An absolute face-hole.

Tripod: Ahhhhhhh...

Fabian, Fabian, Fabian, Fabian, Fabian, Fabian,
No-one likes you!
Fabian, Fabian, Fabian, Fabian, Fabian, Fabian,
Surgery won't fix the vortex,
That is your black heart!
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For the Love of God! - A Tripod Christmas Album (2008)
Intro - O Holy Night I Hate Your Family Christ is Born The Only Shepherd Fabian Ring Ring Bells If Billy Bragg Santa's Papers Nothing to See Here Someday the Lord The Homophobic Christmas Tree A Pauper's Heart The Little Drummer Boy The Stuffing Meet Me In the Middle of the Air