Monday, October 9, 2017

YMCA after school program, Feb 2017

The YMCA after school program that meets at William C March school in Baltimore had several great activities for kids to participate in, and I was excited to offer parody songwriting. These songs are the culmination of their work.

Don't Eat It (parody of Beat It) - a song about bad cafeteria food

verse 1: 
F# E
You said you want to stomp on this ugly plate
   F# E
I cant believe they serve this moldy food I hate 
   D E
I guess I should be happy that they do not make me pay
F# E
I cant eat it -cant eat it eat it

verse 2:
F# E
you better run because the food is really bad 
F# E
don't wanna see this yucky food it makes me mad 
   D E
I’m gonna be sick someone please call my dad
  F# E
I can't eat it i'm gonna barf in my hand 

chorus:
F# E
just eat it crunch it munch it spill it 
F# E
no one wants to eat this nasty meal
F# E
slimy and bumpy nauseous and sick 
F# E
it doesn't matter it's hard like a brick
  F#   E
can't eat, can't eat it eat it (4x)

verse 3:
F# E
they're out to feed you better leave while can 
F# E
don't wanna eat this ugly food it's slimy man 
D E
they splash it on the tray and I don't know what to say 
F# E
I cant eat it, can’t eat it

verse 4:
F# E
I got in trouble in the icky lunch room 
F# E
I had to clean my mess up with the broken broom
    D E
I tasted it and threw it and it crashed with a boom 
F# E
I can't eat it, can you give me something good
chorus
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All About That Brocc (parody of All About That Bass) by Qamari & Jabre

Verse 1:
A
Yeah, it’s pretty clear I ain’t no string bean
B
I know i’m healthy healthy like i’m supposed to be
E
I  got that color that all the fruits chase
A
All the green stuff in all the right places

Verse 2:
A
I see those cauliflowers working dat’ cheese croissant 
B
we know that apple ain’t real come on now make it stop
E
if you got broccoli broccoli just chew em’ up
A        - - 
cause every floret is perfect from the branches to the stalk

Pre-chorus:
   A B
I hate to talk about my brother cauliflower 
{ cook wup-wup sha cook wup-wup}
E   A
don’t let the smell keep you in your beaver dam at noon
{don’t let it let, uh, don’t let it}
  A B
I won’t be no gooey cheesy  macaroni  pot
{sha cook wup -wup sha cook wup-wup}
E
so if that’s what bricks are into
A
then go head and build a wall

chorus:
  A
because you know i’m all about that broc ‘bout that broc no mangos
     B
I’m all about that broc ‘bout that broc no mangos
     E
I’m all about that broc ‘bout that broc no mangos
    A
I’m all about that broc ‘bout that broc 


verse 3: 
A
I’m bringing broccoli back
B
go head and tell all them starfruits that
E
I ain’t play’n I know you thinking cheese
But I’m here to tell you 
A
all of them fruits better stay in their lane