Filksong: Impossible (The Subtext Tease)
(to the tune of "Impossible",
from "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum")
Original music and lyrics © 1963 by Shevelove, Gelbart, Sondheim.

by Filippa Morgan Flasheart

Copyright 1999


Joxer:
Why did she look at her that way?

Xena:
Why did she look at him that way?

Both:
Must be my imagination!

Xena:
She's a spunky bardic maiden
It's not his turn
Impossible!

Joxer:
She's a spunky bardic maiden
She's far too stern
Impossible!

Xena:
Just a schoolboy crush, that's all,

Joxer:
I for one think she's too tall,

Xena:
Don't you think your dagger's small?

Joxer:
Wait a minute...

Xena:
He's a boy, so innocent
But she's done her time
Impossible!

Joxer:
She's a warrior, not a poet
Barely can rhyme
Impossible!

Xena:
Visiting his debauchettes

Joxer:
I admit it

Xena:
Joxer, you can't argue that

Joxer:
I don't need a welcome mat!

Xena:
Him?

Joxer:
Her?

Both:
Impossible!

Joxer:
But why did she wave at her that way?

Xena:
Why did she wave at him that way?

Both:
Could there be an explanation?

Joxer:
Women always want a best friend
She might want mine
It's possible,

Xena:
He's a youthful fellow, surely
I'm past my prime
It's possible!

Joxer:
I bet she knows so much more

Xena:
I confess, I'm thirty-four

Joxer:
Next to her I'm just a boor

Xena:
Fine!

Joxer:
Then again, she is my hero
I ought to trust
Impossible!

Xena:
Then again, with her around me
I start to lust...
Impossible!

Joxer:
With the girls I get weak knees

Xena:
Jox, some nice cold water please!

Joxer:
Hey, I'm kinda ill-at-ease!

Both:
The subtext tease is hot
Hotter than we thought
With plausible, impossible,
Possibilities!