Selling Off My Body Parts - 03/31/11 02:48 AM
Like Stan says, real wet ink. Not sure if this is at a stopping point--it could go on and on and on and on--but I like to fit 'em into 3-1/2 to 5 minutes, and this might be enough. Hope it's not too disjointed.
Joe
[4/4, brightly and a little manic]
SELLING OFF BODY PARTS
--J. Wrabek
1.
My home is in foreclosure, they’re shutting off my lights,
My teevee set’s been repossessed, and someone took my wife;
I heard ‘em say on the news today we should all get by with less—
So I’ll keep a couple parts of me, and retail off the rest.
CHORUS:
I’m selling off my body parts so I can pay the bills;
They tell me I can’t land a job and prob’ly never will;
My ears and eyes are both real nice, and I’ve barely used my brain—
Use my parts to help jump-start this country once again.
2.
I’ll sell off one of my kidneys—the Good Lord gave me two—
And I’ll get by without a heart—the bill collectors do;
Both butt cheeks are real unique, my dimples are divine,
And if anyone needs a helping hand—hey, check out one of mine!
CHORUS:
I’m selling off my body parts so I can pay the bills;
They tell me I can’t land a job and prob’ly never will;
My ears and eyes are both real nice, and I’ve barely used my brain—
Use my parts to help jump-start this country once again.
[GRATUITOUS INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
3.
When the I.R.S. wants their pound of flesh, I’ll send it right away,
And when diesel costs an arm and a leg, I know just how I’ll pay;
The President could use half a brain, I heard it on the news—
I’d be pleased to sell him part of mine, if he’d put the thing to use.
CHORUS:
I’m selling off my body parts so I can pay the bills;
They tell me I can’t land a job and prob’ly never will;
My ears and eyes are both real nice, and I’ve barely used my brain—
Use my parts to help jump-start this country once again.
REPEAT LAST LINE OF CHORUS TO END
©2011 J. Wrabek dba Outside Services Ltd. All the usual rights reserved just in case. No one was harmed in the writing of this song because nothing’s been amputated yet.
Joe
[4/4, brightly and a little manic]
SELLING OFF BODY PARTS
--J. Wrabek
1.
My home is in foreclosure, they’re shutting off my lights,
My teevee set’s been repossessed, and someone took my wife;
I heard ‘em say on the news today we should all get by with less—
So I’ll keep a couple parts of me, and retail off the rest.
CHORUS:
I’m selling off my body parts so I can pay the bills;
They tell me I can’t land a job and prob’ly never will;
My ears and eyes are both real nice, and I’ve barely used my brain—
Use my parts to help jump-start this country once again.
2.
I’ll sell off one of my kidneys—the Good Lord gave me two—
And I’ll get by without a heart—the bill collectors do;
Both butt cheeks are real unique, my dimples are divine,
And if anyone needs a helping hand—hey, check out one of mine!
CHORUS:
I’m selling off my body parts so I can pay the bills;
They tell me I can’t land a job and prob’ly never will;
My ears and eyes are both real nice, and I’ve barely used my brain—
Use my parts to help jump-start this country once again.
[GRATUITOUS INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
3.
When the I.R.S. wants their pound of flesh, I’ll send it right away,
And when diesel costs an arm and a leg, I know just how I’ll pay;
The President could use half a brain, I heard it on the news—
I’d be pleased to sell him part of mine, if he’d put the thing to use.
CHORUS:
I’m selling off my body parts so I can pay the bills;
They tell me I can’t land a job and prob’ly never will;
My ears and eyes are both real nice, and I’ve barely used my brain—
Use my parts to help jump-start this country once again.
REPEAT LAST LINE OF CHORUS TO END
©2011 J. Wrabek dba Outside Services Ltd. All the usual rights reserved just in case. No one was harmed in the writing of this song because nothing’s been amputated yet.
