I. Okay. That was weird.
So I was working on this clex fic, odd little conversation mostly, part of it stemming from... I think it's Flything's sig line, but anyway the original source seems to be a song called "Mary Mary." So the line is "No virgin me, for I have sinned/I sold my soul for sex and gin." Lex tosses this out (should I mention it's about 3:30 in the morning and he's sleep-deprived?) and Clark responds, "And money, don't forget money." Lex answers, "Nope, that was my father. I asked." Quoth Clark, "You asked you father?" Quoth Lex, "I asked the Devil." He proceeds to tell Clark how the Devil arrived to claim his soul when he drove off the bridge, until an angel swooped in and carried him out. (Say it with me: Awwwwwwwwwww.) Then my Lex muse snarks, "It should be a gospel-folk number, or something. 'I Met the Devil on Route 66.'"
I checked. *buries face in hands* Route 66 actually DOES cut through the southeast corner of Kansas.
Oh I... met the Devil... on Route... sixty-six...
I drove... off the bridge (...) over the... River Styx...
There's 5 verses written and more in my head. Eep.
Originally posted 21 Dec. 2001
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II. Yes, I'm strange.
Folk-y Gospel-y. Four beats per line, clapped or stomped throughout. Most has minimal instrumentation, light strumming, say; underlined parts sung with more gusto/volume/musical backing.