So tomorrow night (Monday night) I am playing a show at Smiths Olde Bar. There was a scheduling mixup with northsouth, so instead of cancelling the show, I figured I would just go ahead and play on my own instead. Its been about two years since I’ve actually played my own show, so this will be a bit refreshing and a bit of a departure from what I’ve been doing with northsouth. I’ve never been one to really care about the limelight or attention, which is why I really don’t mind anyone else singing my songs (i.e. northsouth).
When discussing this upcoming concert with some friends, I thought it would be funny if this were really a little “side project” and I only performed children’s songs. It would be like an act. Well, that’s not exactly what’s going to happen, though, in the spirit of it all, I did make an attempt to write a children’s song. I stole a concept from Guster when they wrote a catchy and excellent song about Noah and decided to do something similar myself. Well, it turned out less “children”-like and more just odd humor. I look forward to playing it tomorrown night. Here are the lyrics:
Two by two they came aboard, hoping to find a place to fort
Lucky for them some guy had built a boat.
Penguins, hippos, bears and sheep, hoping to find a window seat.
Maybe the dinosaurs didn’t fit on board.
I am ready so send this rain storm
I’ve boarded up everything so
When you’re ready give it all you can
Forty days it rained and poured, they played spades and games of four
The mammoths cheated and were thrown overboard
All our friends have died and drowned, it sure is starting to really smell
Poor mom and pop never stood a chance.
The dove has flown this land is dry, so we docked on this mountainside
All passengers asked to exit starboard side
Corpses litter this barren land, Charlie and Jack do all they can
“The Others” are here but how did they survive?
