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Book Magic is the official song from the special Staggering Storytellers in the Horrible HistoriesTV series. It first aired on July 11, 2016.
Beatrix Potter, Malorie Blackman, Enid Blyton, & Jacqueline Wilson sing about their careers as female authors & the success their stories were.
Parody of Little Mix's 'Black Magic'.
Lyrics[]
All: All the girls writing books knocking at your door.
Know how to tell a story so that you want more.
Beatrix: Was a time when only misters
Wrote books but now the sisters
Have started doing it for themselves.
Enid: We were told cooking’s all we could do
So we invented a magic stew
Of books that are flying off the shelves.
Malorie: The girls were always looked upon as being weaker.
Jacqueline: Don’t say that to Hetty Feather or Tracy Beaker!
All: Why do people so love stories?
‘Cos from cradle to the grave
These stories help us work out
How we should behave.
Ooooh oooh oooh oooh
We adore our magic-hey!
Malorie: Girls & boys always kept the light on
Had to finish every Enid Blyton-
Enid: 700 books in 50 years!
Beatrix: Helped to grow the story habit
Jacqueline: Even when told by a rabbit
Beatrix: Listen to my stories-you’re all ears.
Enid: Secret Seven, Famous Five
Always caught the crook.
Malorie: Noughts & Crosses was no game,
At least not in my book!
All: Who do people so love stories?
You all want to be that sleuth!
These stories may be lies but,
They’re how we learn the truth.
Ooooh oooh oooh oooh
Beatrix: Even Peter Rabbit
All: Hey!
All the girls in the books knocking at the door.
It’s not just about the boys no more.
Everybody loves a hero, true,
But a hero can be a she-ro too!
Why do people so love stories?
Mother, father, child, or friend
‘Cos they bring us close together,
Hope the story never ends.
Ooooh oooh oooh oooh
Harry: ‘Cos it’s really magic
All: Hey!
Jacqueline: Why do people so love stories?
Malorie: We just hope you’ve seen our text
Beatrix: Everybody wants to know
Enid: What happens next?
Cast[]
- Jessica Ransom as Beatrix Potter
- Dominique Moore as Malorie Blackman
- Gemma Whelan as Enid Blyton
- Louise Ford as Jacqueline Wilson
- TBA as Harry Potter
Notes[]
External Links[]
- Book Magic at Horrible Histories TV