The song itself was written by Foreman/McPherson.  One of them did the
lyrics, the other the music.  Very good song, too.
	Ranma 1/2 belongs to someone else.
	Don't sue, I'm broke.
	C&C loved, flames will be C&Ced.


In The Middle Of The Night 
A songfic by Ryo Hoshi

Nice man George, newsagent on the corner,
[Happosai is behind a newsstand.]
Not very rich, but never any poorer,
Jaunty old George, a happy sixty-three,
Not very tall, but healthier than me.
[Happosai tries to glomp a passerby, who takes it as something of a joke]
He whistles timeless tunes as he saunters down the street,
Springs in his legs and elastic in his feet.
[Happosai acting out the last line very well.  You get this feeling that he's
just looking for the right girl to grope.]

But in the middle of the night,
He steals through your garden,
[Happosai wandering through someone's garden.]
Gives your hosiery a fright,
And doesn't say pardon.
[Disturbs some pantyhose on a clothesline.]
As soft as a breeze,
With an arm full of underwear,
[Happosai grabs the underwear off the line.]
On his hands and knees,
Dreams about the knicker scare.
[Happi feels up the underwear.]

Hello there George, newsagent on the corner,
How's the old car, yes the climate's getting warmer,
[We return to that newsstand.  Happosai's there again today.]
Chatty old George as you get your morning paper,
Read about the knicker thief, underwear taker.
[He's reading about himself.]
Bids you 'Good day', as you wander out the door,
Never closes early, always cleans the floor.
[As we walk away, Happosai tries to grope a passerby�]

But when darkness hits the town,
And there's washing on your line,
[We see a clothesline with panties on it.]
Get your knickers down,
Before the dreaded sign.
When the clock strikes eight,
[A clock strikes 8, and Happosai enters the yard.]
And you're snuggled up in bed,
[Kodachi's in bed, sound asleep.]
He'll be at the garden gate,
Filling underwear with dread.
[Happosai has stolen some more panties.]

Nice man George, newsagent on the corner,
He was closed today, maybe gone to mow the lawn,
[That newsstand again, but Happosai isn't there this time.]
I had to go further down the road to get me current bun,
Hello - Isn't that George on page one?
[Paper with headline reading "Panty Thief Identified." And a photo, not quite
in focus, of Happosai stealing panties.]
No it couldn't be, but yes it is,
Difficult to see from these photofits.
[We zoom into the picture of Happosai, and see that it is definitely him.]

But they are after him,
Of that you can be sure,
They've called him on the phone,
[Kasumi telling someone on the phone that Happosai is gone.]
They've knocked on his door.
[Akane and Ranma-chan telling some police that Happi's gone.]
But he's gone away,
Gone to stay with some mates,
[misty flashback of Happi fleeing with a really large sack on his back in the
dawn]
He got the papers early,
And saw his own face. 
[misty flashback of Happosai out early reading the paper]