Harry Potter based original: No One Cool Ever Came From Hufflepuff

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A friend's daughter is into "wizard rock", bands that play songs inspired by Harry Potter. I liked the idea, but the songs he played for me didn't seem to have a lot of effort put into them. So just for kicks, in late 2009 I tried writing one, and this is what I came up with. There's a couple of performances of this up on YouTube, this is the best one to date.
 
You should post the lyrics in the description, it's pretty hard to understand what you're singing, but I'll bet they're good.

I did one of those sorting hat websites once, and I was pleased that I was a Gryffindor, but I kind of figured it was probably rigged and it made everyone a Gryffindor. But then I found out that people really do get assigned to Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and yes, even Slytherin. And come to think of it, I suppose I have met a few Slytherins. :)
 
I'm a big HP fan. One of my friends was very proud to be sorted into Hufflepuff and even has a t-shirt declaring her one. Haha!

I agree, lyrics would be awesome if you could post them. Nice song!
 
I had another video of the song from an earlier date that I'd posted the lyrics on. When I later got a video with a better performance, I didn't bother to post the lyrics again, but I guess I should have. Here are the lyrics, and I'll go put them on YouTube too.


Lyrics:

I'm getting out my Marauders' Map
Waiting for dark, and after that
I'm sneaking downstairs, and I swear I'm gonna
Wreak some vengeance on that Sorting Hat

I was only eleven, I'd just gotten here
When that stupid hat jinxed my whole career
Sat on my head and it worked its spell
And dropped me into this living hell

You just can't overcome
That stench of loserdom

(chorus)
'Cause no one cool ever came from Hufflepuff
You can try your hardest but it's never enough
We're the whole world's doormat, the meek and mild,
The ones who run for cover when the going gets tough

No one cool ever came from Hufflepuff
They won't let us have the jobs that we're all dreaming of
We're the ones who pump the wizard gas
"Would you like some magic fries with that?"

Someone fed my owl to a tentacula vine
And the Weasley brothers hexed me with a "Kick me" sign
So yeah, I'm angry, it'll make you surly
When even Moaning Myrtle gives you a swirlie

Hagrid gives me detention whenever he's able
And makes me shovel out the hippogriff stable
Malfoy swiped my broom and I took a bad drop
Trying to play Quidditch with a janitor's mop

You just can't overcome
That stench of loserdom

(chorus)
'Cause no one cool ever came from Hufflepuff
You can try your hardest but it's never enough
We're the whole world's doormat, the meek and mild,
The ones who run for cover when the going gets tough

No one cool ever came from Hufflepuff
They won't let us have the jobs that we're all dreaming of
We're the ones who pump the wizard gas
"Would you like some magic fries with that?"

Slytherin turns out evil overlords
Gryffindor has that bitchin' sword
Ravenclaw has a hunger to learn
All we've got's a badger rooting around in the dirt for worms

When good fights evil we're the ones who get hurt
On Star Trek we'd be the guys in the red shirts
Cedric Diggory was going to be our release
He's our hope and our future — may he rest in peace

So here I sit crying in my butterbeer
I've got nothing to look forward to when I leave here
Flitwick told me over a flagon
Maybe I should try my hand at dog-walking dragons

You just can't overcome
That unforgivable curse of loserdom

(chorus)
'Cause no one cool ever came from Hufflepuff
You can try your hardest but it's never enough
We're the whole world's doormat, the meek and mild,
The ones who run for cover when the going gets tough

No one cool ever came from Hufflepuff
They won't let us have the jobs that we're all dreaming of
We're the ones who pump the wizard gas
"Would you like some magic fries with that?"


Welcome to Burger Witch, can I take your order?

No, we don't sell the Big Muggle. That's McDarkLord's.

Okay, that'll be two Willow Whompers and a Harpy Meal.
Would you like to dragon-size that? It's just a galleon more. Yeah, it comes with the large pumpkin juice.

Okay, please pull up to the second portkey. And have a burgeriffic day!
 
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On a good day, yeah.

I can give you the chords, but I'm not going to write out a tab for it.
 
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This would have been a lot easier if the attachment command let me actually add an attachment. Here's the chords for the verse, pre-chorus, chorus, and bridge. All the rest of the song repeats these chords. Let me know how it turns out. :)


Code:
[size=2]
	[B]No One Cool Ever Came From Hufflepuff[/B]

	by Jim Persky (2009)


[COLOR="blue"]Dsus2   Dm[/COLOR]    Go from 2200 to 2210
[COLOR="blue"]C     C7[/COLOR]      Go from  5433 to 3433


Intro:   [COLOR="blue"]F      Dsus2 Dm   Dsus2 Dm        Bbmaj7          F[/COLOR]

[COLOR="blue"]F[/COLOR]                           
I'm getting out my Marauders' Map
[COLOR="blue"]Gm                    Eb[/COLOR]
Waiting for dark, and after that
    [COLOR="blue"]Bb                         Eb[/COLOR]
I'm sneaking downstairs, and I swear I'm gonna
[COLOR="blue"]F[/COLOR]
Wreak some vengeance on that Sorting Hat

 [COLOR="blue"]     F[/COLOR]
I was only eleven, I'd just gotten here
[COLOR="blue"]          Gm                   Eb[/COLOR]
When that stupid hat jinxed my whole career
[COLOR="blue"]Bb                    Eb[/COLOR]
Sat on my head and it worked its spell
 [COLOR="blue"]   F[/COLOR]
And dropped me into this living hell

[COLOR="blue"]    Eb         Bb   F[/COLOR]
You just can't overcome
 [COLOR="blue"]    Eb        Bb    C    C7[/COLOR]
That stench of loserdom

[COLOR="blue"]       F[/COLOR]
'Cause no one cool ever came from Hufflepuff
 [COLOR="blue"]       Cm[/COLOR]
You can try your hardest but it's never enough
 [COLOR="blue"]         Eb                         Bb[/COLOR]
We're the whole world's doormat, the meek and mild,
[COLOR="blue"]    F[/COLOR]
The ones who run for cover when the going gets tough

[COLOR="blue"]F[/COLOR]
No one cool ever came from Hufflepuff
[COLOR="blue"]           Cm[/COLOR]
They won't let us have the jobs that we're all dreaming of
[COLOR="blue"]          Eb                Bb[/COLOR]
We're the ones who pump the wizard gas
[COLOR="blue"]           F[/COLOR]
"Would you like some magic fries with that?"

[COLOR="blue"]F         Dsus2 Dm   Dsus2 Dm[/COLOR]


Someone fed my owl to a tentacula vine
And the Weasley twins hexed me with a "Kick me" sign
So yeah, I'm angry, it'll make you surly
When even Moaning Myrtle gives you a swirlie

Hagrid gives me detention whenever he's able
And makes me shovel out the hippogriff stable
Malfoy swiped my broom and I took a bad drop
Trying to play Quidditch with a janitor's mop

You just can't overcome
That stench of loserdom

'Cause no one cool ever came from Hufflepuff
You can try your hardest but it's never enough
We're the whole world's doormat, the meek and mild,
The ones who run for cover when the going gets tough

No one cool ever came from Hufflepuff
They won't let us have the jobs that we're all dreaming of
We're the ones who pump the wizard gas
"Would you like some magic fries with that?"

[COLOR="blue"]Dm                       F[/COLOR]
Slytherin turns out evil overlords
[COLOR="blue"]Dm                    A7[/COLOR]
Gryffindor's got that bitchin' sword
[COLOR="blue"]Bb              Eb[/COLOR]
Ravenclaw has a hunger to learn
[COLOR="blue"]     Bb                                        C        C7[/COLOR]
All we've got's a badger rooting around in the dirt for worms

When good fights evil we're the ones who get hurt
On Star Trek we'd be the guys in the red shirts
Cedric Diggory was going to be our release
He's our hope and our future — may he rest in peace

So here I sit crying in my butterbeer
'Cause I've got nothing to look forward to when I leave here
Flitwick told me over a flagon
Maybe I should try my hand at dog-walking dragons

You just can't overcome
That unforgivable curse of loserdom

'Cause no one cool ever came from Hufflepuff
You can try your hardest but it's never enough
We're the whole world's doormat, the meek and mild,
The ones who run for cover when the going gets tough

No one cool ever came from Hufflepuff
They won't let us have the jobs that we're all dreaming of
We're the ones who pump the wizard gas
"Would you like some magic fries with that?"


Welcome to Burger Witch, can I take your order?
No, we don't sell the Big Muggle.  That's McDarkLord's.
Would you like to dragon-size that?  It's just a galleon more.  Yeah, it comes with the large pumpkin juice.
Okay, please pull up to the second portkey.  And have a burgeriffic day!
[/size]
 


I was surprised to meet someone who identified herself as a Hufflepuff. Then I searched for "Hufflepuff" on YouTube and was stunned to see how many Puffies are out there. On this version of the song, I did an intro about the phenomenon of Hufflepufflianism.
 
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