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(Ok so I've done a quick restructuring to be an IU page, and moved the original opening wholesale to a BTS section. I'm unsure of what to do exactly with the infobox though - it contains useful OOU information in itself, I've just moved it down-page for now, but a full page split may still be merited)
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{{Infobox Object
{{Infobox Object
|name    = "The Goblin Song"
|image  = The Church on Ruby Road Promotional Photo 31.jpg
|image  = The Church on Ruby Road Promotional Photo 31.jpg
|type    = [[Song]]
|type    = [[Song]]
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|clip    = The Goblin Song - Official Lyric Video - The Church on Ruby Road - Doctor Who
|clip    = The Goblin Song - Official Lyric Video - The Church on Ruby Road - Doctor Who
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"'''The Goblin Song'''" was preformed by [[Janis Goblin]] and the [[Goblin Band]] as they prepared to feed [[Lulubelle]] to the [[Goblin King]]. After the [[Fifteenth Doctor]] and [[Ruby Sunday]] fell into the crowd of [[goblin]]s, they both improvised verses to the song to buy time to make their escape from the [[goblin ship]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}})
{{you may|The Goblin Song (soundtrack)|n1=this song's real world soundtrack release}}
"'''The Goblin Song'''" was a [[song]] preformed by [[Janis Goblin]] and the [[Goblin Band]] as they prepared to feed [[Lulubelle]] to the [[Goblin King]]. After the [[Fifteenth Doctor]] and [[Ruby Sunday]] fell into the crowd of [[goblins (The Church on Ruby Road)|goblins]], they both improvised verses to the song to buy time to make their escape from the [[goblin ship]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}})


== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
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Oh little baby, oh little baby,
Oh little baby, oh little baby,
Say goodbye!<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/Murray-gold-the-goblin-song-lyrics|title=The Goblin Song lyrics on Genius|accessdate=12/05/2024}}</ref></poem>
Say goodbye!</poem>


=== Sung by the [[Fifteenth Doctor]] and [[Ruby Sunday]] ===
=== Sung by the [[Fifteenth Doctor]] and [[Ruby Sunday]] ===
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([[TV]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}})
([[TV]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}})


== Behind the Scenes ==
{{Infobox Music
|name            = "The Goblin Song"
|image            = The Goblin Song.jpeg
|type            =
|artist          = [[Murray Gold]]
|publisher        = [[BBC]]
|isbn            =
|release date    = [[11 December (releases)|11 December]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]]
|genre            =
|vocals          = [[Christina Rotondo]], [[Ncuti Gatwa]], [[Millie Gibson]]
|format          =
|itunes          =
|spotify track    =
|appearances      = {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}}
|series          = ''[[The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)|The Church on Ruby Road]]'' promotional material
|next            = A Message from Janis Goblin (short story)
}}
"The Goblin Song" is an original song composed by [[Murray Gold]]<ref name="doctorwho.tv">[https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/doctor-who-releases-christmas-single-the-goblin-song ''Doctor Who releases Christmas single, The Goblin Song'' on doctorwho.tv]</ref> and with lyrics written by [[Russell T Davies]].<ref name="DWM 598">[[DWM 598]] - ''[[Gallifrey Guardian]]'', Page 6</ref> The lead vocalist is session artist [[Christina Rotondo]] and the cello-playing goblin is portrayed by [[Lukas DiSparrow]].<ref>[https://cultbox.co.uk/general/the-goblin-song-released-from-doctor-who-christmas-special ''‘The Goblin Song’ released from Doctor Who Christmas special'' on cultbox.co.uk]</ref>
It was released ahead of the broadcast of the [[Christmas Special]] {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}} on [[11 December (releases)|11 December]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]] as a music video featuring footage from the special as an early "[[Christmas present]]", according to Davies.
The song was released on [[BBC Sounds]], [[Spotify]], [[Apple Music]] and [[Deezer (streaming service)|Deezer]], with all the commercial proceeds going to [[Children in Need]].<ref name="doctorwho.tv"/>
[[Ncuti Gatwa]], [[Millie Gibson]] and "a whole host of goblins" were listed as performers in Doctor Who Magazine.<ref name="DWM 598"/>


On [[14 December (releases)|14 December]] 2023, [[BBC Studios]] released the short story {{cs|A Message from Janis Goblin (short story)}} to celebrate the song's success in the charts.<ref>[https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1734906023083720868 @bbcdoctorwho on twitter.com (14/12/2023)]</ref>
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== Footnotes ==
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Latest revision as of 08:13, 16 May 2024

"The Goblin Song" was a song preformed by Janis Goblin and the Goblin Band as they prepared to feed Lulubelle to the Goblin King. After the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday fell into the crowd of goblins, they both improvised verses to the song to buy time to make their escape from the goblin ship. (TV: The Church on Ruby Road [+]Loading...["The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)"])

Lyrics[[edit] | [edit source]]

Sung by Janis Goblin[[edit] | [edit source]]

We've got a baby, we can feast!
We can dine three days at least.
Baby blood and baby bones,
Baby butter for the baby scones.

Little baby feets, little baby toes.
Every one of us wants the nose.
Baby's had such very bad luck.
Now into baby, we will tuck.

Eat the baby, add some salt,
Bay leaves, barley, powdered malt.
Now baby's salted, she's a treat.
Her destiny, it's time to meet.

Baby we need,
Baby we feed,
Eat with our teeth,
Better than beef.

Baby so soft,
Carried aloft.
Big brown eyes,
Caramelise!

He's the Goblin King,
Yes, the Goblin King.
He's not a myth, he's an actual thing.
Here's the King, here's the King,
Here's the King, here's the King Goblin.

We love the King, we sing ding-a-ling.
And we love his chin when it's wobbling.
He likes to dine on coincidence.
It fills him, builds him up and hence,

He can eat,
He can eat,

Five hundred puppies with golden fur,
Orphan boys with jet-black hair,
Circus clowns with a red balloon,
(He can eat me, he makes me swoon!)
A banquet for a king on high,

Oh little baby, oh little baby,
Say goodbye!

Sung by the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday[[edit] | [edit source]]

(The Doctor):

'Cause the Goblin King,
Oh, the Goblin King,
It's so good to meet you,
You great big thing.
I can see you're having a fun day,
Meet my friend, she's Ruby Sunday!

(Ruby):

It's good to meet you,
Good to greet you.
Good to say "How diddly-deet you".
It's my birthday, my oh my.
I'm fifty miles up in the sky.
But goblins you can go to hell,
'Cause you're not eating Lulubelle.

(The Doctor):

Me and Rubes, we got just one hope,
(Aha) If I have understood that rope.
'Cause stuck up there where things got hot,
I think I found the master knot.
The master knot has been undone,
That's when we start having fun!

(TV: The Church on Ruby Road [+]Loading...["The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)"])