MAGIC WORDS • Ta-ra-ra boom dee eh • Ta ra ra boom der re -- Paul Oliver, Songsters and Saints (1984) • Ta ra ra boom tee ay -- T.F. Curley, Tristan: A Romance of the Sixties (1999) Tarkemelhion Facts: Tarkemelhion is a dragon's name. In Literature: • "Tarkemelhion . . . there was magic fueling the word -- powerful magic that called to him and which he could not disobey." -- Tim Waggoner, Temple of the Dragonslayer (2004) Tartshoh Nerokregefp Common Magician's Applications: Levitation. In Literature: • Roland H. Bainton, Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther (1995) Teeny-Weeny Houdini Facts: These are magic words used by professional magician Steve Charney. 11 Teetum waggle bari se nee In Literature: • "The children who live in the clouds had seen him falling and said some magic words. They either said, 'Fumble gralley goggle ho hee,' or 'Teetum waggle bari se nee,' or was it 'Gargle giggle fiddle num dee?'" -- John Burningham, Cloudland (1999) 11 Hocus Jokus: 50 Funny Magic Tricks Complete with Jokes (200 )