Template:The sorting hat's song (1997 version)

Oh, you may not think I'm pretty

But don't judge on what you see

I'll eat myself if you can find

A smarter hat than me.

You can keep you bowlers black

Your top hats sleek and tall,

For I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat

And I can cap them all.

There's nothing hidden in your head

The Sorting Hat can't see,

So put me on and I will tell you

Where you ought to be.

You might belong in Gryffindor

Where dwell the brave at heart;

Their daring, nerve and chivalry

Set Gryffindors apart;

Or you might belong in Hufflepuff

Where they are just and loyal;

Those patient Hufflepuffs are true

And unafraid of toil;

Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw

If you've a ready mind;

Where those of wit and learning

Will always find their kind;

Or perhaps in Slytherin

You'll meet your real friends.

Those cunning folk use any means

To achieve their ends.

So put me on! Don't be afraid!

And don't get in a flap!

You're in safe hands (though I have none)

For I'm a Thinking Cap!