"Oh you many not think i'm pretty,

 But don't judge onwhat you see

 I'll eat myself if you can find

 A smarter hat than me.

 You can keep your bowers 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 try me in 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;

You might belong Hufflepuff,

Where they are just and loyal,

Those patient Hufflepuffis are true and unfraid of toil;

Or yet in wise old Revenclaw,

If you've a ready mind,

Where those of wit and learning,

Will always find their kind;

Or perhaps in Slytherin

You'll make 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!!!"