(Note: Sung to the tune of Pocahontas 2: Journey to a New World's "What a Day in London")

Sung by Twilight Sparkle and the residents of Ponyville

Ponyville seems to be the centre of where everything interesting happens in town. Like Nightmare Moon, an Ursa Minor attack, Discord...oh well, at least they don't have to deal with traffic.

This is a record of one particular incident that ended up eating quite a lot of the town's budget (emphasis on 'eat'). A swarm of Parasprites ate most of the town's food, before moving on to the town, and then finally being led away by a one-pony marching band to the Everfree Forest.

If anypony asks, it was Twilight's fault.

The sun comes up, the lamps go down
A new day in Ponyville town
It makes you think, "I hope and pray,
Something fun happens today!"
While shops are stocked and kids are fed,
DJ-Pon3 heads home to bed.
Oh what's this? Looks like a bug,
Oh look, it's smiling really smug!

What a day in Ponyville
Come and see who's here
Everyone knows someone
They come from far and near
A brand new day
Brings luck our way
Nothing could go all wrong
Except perhaps a lot of things
But odds against are strong...

Oh lookie there! There's two, no, four!
Good heavens, now there's even more!
These smiley bugs emptied the fridge,
They've spread as far as by the bridge
The swarms have stripped us of our food
Even the stuff that's off. How crude!
At this rate we face poverty
If there's no food in sight to see

What a day in Ponyville!
What are the odds of this!?
It's just like last Tuesday...

(Gasp) Look up

Is that Twilight Sparkle I see?

She's casting there
They've stopped and stared

They're hovering in the air?

...NOW THEY'RE EATING
MY CENTRAL HEATING!

And my purse too

My chimney flue

You screwed up beyond repair!

My heart is pounding like a drum
I can't believe my eyes
I only tried to cast a spell for creatures of small size
It was supposed to stop them from eating normal food
Now they've started on inedible stuff like wood
And metal and plastic and glass and lots more
This is all nothing like I've seen before
Eating Rarity's hats
And roofs that shine with flags
Flying higher than a pine

She seemed so sweet
She meant us well

SHE SCREWED THINGS UP!

How can you tell?

The town itself is pretty doomed

I wonder if my mom has room...

How can I stop this disaster
With everything on the line?
The parasprites
Eat all in sight
No way it'll turn out fine!
Zecora has just told me we're doomed this very day
And Pinkie wants a banjo and has just run away
These things are like locusts crossed with bees
There's only one viable remedy
An exact perfect replica of the town,
Less than a minute to set it down!

What a day in Ponyville
We woke up to a mess
A bunch of insects showed up
And ate my fancy dress!
This day's become a day
Nopony's likely to forget
A day we'll all remember
As the day a town was ate!

Wait, what's that? It sounds like drums
A tuba and a trombone comes
Cymbals crashing's what I hear
Listen up, it's drawing near!
It's Pinkie Pie's one-pony band!
Look, the pests follow her and
She leads them away from the town
Hooray for music from this clown!

What a day in Ponyville
Another crisis stopped
The pink party pony
Caused the swarm to flop
We're spared the end
I'm round the bend
We could have stopped all this
(She could have stopped all this!?)
What a mad exciting day
Could be worse is what we say
How normal this Ponyville day turned out to be!

Author's Note

As requested by keam.