Originally published May 22, 1998, in Comics Buyer’s Guide #1279
And now, with the artistic assist of Mr. Richard Howell, and the lyrical aid of Kathleen O’Shea—and in the spirit of this issue’s CBG theme—BID presents a musical interlude that will be of great amusement to Xena fans and utterly incomprehensible to anyone who doesn’t watch the series. The tune to which the following is set should be immediately obvious (Hint: No, it’s not “The Yellow Rose of Texas.”)
Dahok, Dahok!
Dahok come and we wanna go home
Day,
Mr. Day, Mr. Day, Mr. Day
Mr. Dayhok—
Dayhok come and we wanna go home.
Work all night for an evil god
Dayhok come and we wanna go home
He wants Gabrielle for her bod’
Dayhok come and we wanna go home
He’ll take her and we don’t mean maybe
Dayhok come and we wanna go home
As a a vessel for his baby
Dayhok come and we wanna go home
Day,
Mr. Dayhok—
Dayhok come and we wanna go home
Day
Mr. Dayhok—
Dayhok come and we wanna go home
It’s pray and chant and spill some blood
Dayhok come and we wanna go home
Make the biggest splash since the flood
Dayhok come and we wanna go home
Gabrielle place her trust in Xena
Dayhok come and we wanna go home
Dayhok win cause he so much meaner
Dayhok come and we wanna go home
Day,
Mr. Dayhok—
Dayhok come and we wanna go home
Day
Mr. Dayhok—
Dayhok come and we wanna go home
Ares warned her but she ain’t listenin’
Dayhok come and we wanna go home
—So he won’t come to the christenin’
Dayhok come and we wanna go home
Dayhok’s plan soon will be unfurled
Dayhok come and we wanna go home
This day, Xena, tomorrow the world
Dayhok come and we wanna go home
Day,
Mister Day Mister Day Mister Dayhok—
Dayhok come and we wanna go home
Yep…14.5 years later, and still totally incomprehensible to me.
–Daryl
Oh stars.
I hadn’t realized how much I’ve been looking forward to seeing this again. One more joyous memory restored!
And the fact I did not watch Xena that much doesn’t change the fact I got the whole fool thing.
Of course, when I started reading I thought there was supposed to be something about a buff barbarian. But that just means there’s another to look forward to, I hope.
Going to stop and bask in it some more. Such fun!!
Xena seems to inspire a remarkable number of musical tributes. (I’m partial to the Gilbert & Sullivan pastiche reprinted back in July. http://www.peterdavid.net/2012/07/02/7817/)
Ah. Then I missed it before. Thanks.