The Song of the Gryphon

(Sung to the tune of "Gilligan's Island")

The gryphon fierce of tooth and claw

And plumage like the sun

Strikes fear into the hearts of men

And drives them all to run

Sir Robert, Knight of who-knows-where

Encountered such a beast

The creature locked its steely gaze

Upon its final feast

The feast was not to be the knight

But bard of who-knows-where

That bard before you now recounts

Heroic deeds from there

Sir Robert tilted toward the beast

Upon a steed of wind

The lance itself a ray of light

Cast from his radiant hand

The gryphon foul was killed at once

For though they bring the dark

They cannot bear the presence of

A lance within their heart

The gryphon fierce of tooth and beak

With barbs along its tail

Is yet but mortal after all

Take heart, you will not fail!