Song-a-Day project continues
As you can probably tell, my goal is now to write a song on those days when I actually have one to write. This one came to me in the shower earlier this week and wouldn't leave me alone until I finished it. The title was previously used by Firesign Theater. Drat them! Most of it scans to the song as written, but since the original doesn't exactly hold steady on syllables per line from one verse to the next, I took a few liberties. For example, in the word "Philadelphia," the line works for singing if you hold "del" for two beats.

W.C. Fields Forever
(tune: Strawberry Fields Forever, Lennon/McCartney)

by

Blind Lemming Chiffon

Why don't you sit down, 'cause we're gonna watch
W.C. Fields
Bought the boxed sets
We will laugh our insides out
W.C. Fields forever

Looking for loopholes in Bibles,
Never was fit for honest work.
Became a juggler and did comedy on the side,
And then, one Christmas day, he died.

Living with Carlotta Monti,
Who ever thought she'd write that book?
William Claude Dukenfield, Mahatma Kane Jeeves
Larson E. Whipsnade, he's all three.

Never gave a sucker an even break,
Said, "Don't trust a man who doesn't drink."
On the whole, he'd rather be in Philadelphia.
So, now, let's watch that DVD.