Knightmare parody of 'Africa' by Toto One of my favourite songs, but a tricky one to parody! The lyrics reflect various changes and features that were introduced in Series 8, including rune lock puzzles (and the tediously fiddly Reach wand), the use of trapdoors and FLOAT spells instead of flying on Smirkenorff to change levels, the dragon Bhal-Shebah pursuing dungeoneers, the abundance of fireballs, the lack of seating for the advisors, Lord Fear's two new towers, the much-derided 'Life Force Pie', and the controversial shortcut which allowed the last couple of teams to save time by skipping Level 2 entirely! The dreaded Corridor of Blades mentioned in the chorus is surely the most popular and memorable of all the Knightmare challenges. Parody lyrics I hear the trolls echoing behind But they hear only whispers of some rune lock combination We tumble in, no Smirky flight The helmet lets me hear the friends that guide me through each location I stopped an odd monk along the way Hoping to find some potion or a spell, to F-L-O-A-T He turned to me as if to say "Hurry boy, that dragon's after you!" It's gonna take a lot to keep me from sailing through There's nothing but a sewer and those cards in Level 2 I dodge the blades down in Marblehead Gonna take some time to use the wand that's in my hand, ooh-ooh The fireballs fly out from the side As they grow restless, longing for somewhere to sit while guiding me I know that I must sidestep right Sure as two other towers rise up like the Black one above the Great Mire sea I must restore my life force sprite Frightened of this pie that's nearly gone It's gonna take a lot to keep me from sailing through There's nothing but a sewer and those cards in Level 2 I dodge the blades down in Marblehead Gonna take some time to use the wand that's in my hand, ooh-ooh Hurry boy, this season's nearly through! It's gonna take a lot to keep me from sailing through There's nothing but a sewer and those cards in Level 2 I dodge the blades down in Marblehead I dodge the blades down in Marblehead I dodge the blades down in Marblehead I dodge the blades down in Marblehead I dodge the blades down in Marblehead Gonna take some time to use the wand that's in my hand, ooh-ooh Original lyrics – audio I hear the drums echoing tonight But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation She's coming in, 12:30 flight The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation I stopped an old man along the way Hoping to find some old forgotten words or ancient melodies He turned to me as if to say "Hurry boy, it's waiting there for you" It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do I bless the rains down in Africa Gonna take some time to do the things we never had, ooh-ooh The wild dogs cry out in the night As they grow restless, longing for some solitary company I know that I must do what's right Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti I seek to cure what's deep inside Frightened of this thing that I've become It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do I bless the rains down in Africa Gonna take some time to do the things we never had, ooh-ooh Hurry boy, she's waiting there for you It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do I bless the rains down in Africa I bless the rains down in Africa I bless the rains down in Africa I bless the rains down in Africa I bless the rains down in Africa Gonna take some time to do the things we never had, ooh-ooh Back