Storytelling Week 7, Bucks Ramayana

Ravana the Singer  

Please play “Dancing With Myself" while reading

On the floor of Ayodhya
Or down in Lanka town to go, go
With the arrow selection
And my beautiful reflection
I'm dancing with myself

When there's no-one else in sight
In the crowded lonely night
Well I wait so long
For tomorrows fight
And I'm dancing with myself

Oh dancing with myself
Oh dancing with myself
Well there's no way I can lose
because there's nothing I can’t do
I'll be dancing with myself

If I looked all over the world
And there's every type of girl
But Sita’s empty eyes
Seem to pass me by
Leave me dancing with myself

So let's sink another drink
'Cause it'll give me time to think
Should I take the chance
 Or should I continue to dance
And I'll be dancing with myself

Oh dancing with myself
Oh dancing with myself
Well there's no way I will lose
because there's nothing I can’t do
I'll be dancing with myself

If I looked all over the world
And there's every type of girl
But Sita’s empty eyes
Seem to pass me by
Leave me dancing with myself

So let's sink another drink
'Cause it'll give me time to think
Should I take the chance
 Or should I continue to dance
And I'll be dancing with myself

Oh dancing with myself
Oh dancing with myself
If I had the chance
I'd ask Rama to dance
If I had the chance
I'd ask Sita to dance
If I had the chance
I'd ask the world to dance

[Scat]

Dancing with myself
Dancing with myself
Dancing with myself
Dancing with myself

If I looked all over the world
And there's every type of girl
But Sita’s empty eyes
Seem to pass me by
Leave me dancing with myself

So let's sink another drink
'Cause it'll give me time to think
Should I take the chance
 Or should I continue to dance
And I'll be dancing with myself

Oh dancing with myself
Oh dancing with myself
If I had the chance
I'd ask Rama to dance
If I had the chance
I'd ask Sita to dance
If I had the chance
I'd ask the world to dance

Writers: Tony James, Billy Idol, Anthony Eric James
Copyright: Boneidol Music, Universal Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Rights Management (Uk) Limited, Chrysalis Music, BMG Rights Management (Uk) Ltd.

Authors notes: I felt as though this was an appropriate song after reading the part about Ravana dancing by himself on a watch tower. I decided to make a few changes to the lyrics in order to make it fit  the contexts of the story but in the end the original song wasn't too far off from what I was going for. 

• Buck, William (1976). Ramayana: King Rama's Way. 

Demon-King of Lanka ,Watercolor-painting by an unknown artist around 1920. Found here