down at the jazz factory
landlord keeps the beat
steady
steady
slow
this is landlord’s parade
and this is how he plays it
his sticks are tight, the music tight
this night feels
all right
landlord hits the cymbals
and it starts to rain
shh-tat-ta-tat-tat-splash
just a little sprinkle
shh-tat-ta-tat-tat-splash
and the horns walk in, start jumping
into puddles
trombone is the backbone, the big brother
do-whop-a-whop
wah-wah
do-whop-a-whop
wah-wah
trumpet is the poet of the family
he pours the coffee
beh-dee-deet
da dee-deet
beh-dee-da-dee-da-dee-deet
and the girl
with the whiskey fist
and the rose on her lips
blows him a kiss
so he talks to her
beh-dee-deet
da dee-deet
beh-dee-da-dee-da-dee-deet
time gets loose and thin
but landlord snares it in
so tight
shh-tat-ta-tat-tat-splash, shh-tat-ta-tat-tat-splash
do-whop-a-whop
wah-wah
do-whop-a-whop
wah-wah
landlord punched the clock
and we start to rock
beh-dee-deet
da dee-deet
beh-dee-da-dee-da-dee-deet
landlord is pounding
horns are laughing
pounding and laughing
laughing
and pounding
all of a sudden
the music stops
all is
quiet
silent
like
holding your breath
before a storm
and landlord says
“time to pay the rent!”
boom-boom-splash-boom!, bah-boom-bah-boom! bah-boom! ric-a-tic-a- splash!
boom-boom-boom! thump-a-thump-a-tic-a-tic-a boom-bash-boom-splash!
boom-splash! boom-splash! rat-a-tat-tat-tat-boom, bah-boom! bah-boom-boom-
splash! splash! splash!
boom-boom!
splash!
boom!
boom!
boom-splash!
yeah!
and then the trombone blows up, and the trumpet blows up, and the room blows up
and the moon blows up, one whole city block blows up, and all of harlem
shakes
all the whiskey fists and red rose lips screaming “drums have won! horns have won!
all is one!”
just the way i like it
posted for Shay's Word List #7
posted for dverse oln #307
posted for poets and storytellers united
Tag: spoken word
caligula’s razor (a crash test dummy love story)
this poem turned out way better then i thought it would, when i get some instruments, i’m definitely doing this as a spoken word song.
here’s my head shot
here’s my bio
here’s a list of all the parts i play
these are the monsters i’ve slayed
this is what the hero likes to eat for lunch
don’t make him wait
is this a mystery? is this primetime crime?
where do i park my new sports car?
hey you, go put some wax on my new car
and my ass is ready for a close-up
with your lips
it’s a song you sing with your hips:
if some is good then more is better!
if some is good then more is better!
(dance around on caligula’s razor)
if some is good then more is better!
if some is good then more is better!
(i forgot the plot, tell me again)
it’s a crash test dummy love story!
yeah buddy
here’s my head shot
here’s my bio
here’s the address you can send my fan mail
is this the script? someone rewrite it
with words i can swallow
till then, i’ll be in my trailer
is this a mystery? is this primetime crime?
someone tell the director his vision is weak
and get another close-up of my teeth
i’m the king of make-believe
and you can kiss my ring
and the groupies gather and sing:
if some is good then more is better!
if some is good then more is better!
(dance around on caligula’s razor)
if some is good then more is better!
if some is good then more is better!
(look at that, i just won another oscar)
it’s a crash test dummy love story!
but really i’m just like you, im lonely like you, i’m a lowlife just like you and
my knees shake and i can’t take a joke and my soul is bankrupt and broke
this life is a beautiful lie i wear like a hat, i wear it in the rain and never get wet
but i’m all dried up inside, i need a friend and, wait, what’s my line again?
dance around on caligula’s razor
it’s a crash test dummy love story
coming soon
to a wasteland near you, and all the angels sing:
if some is good then more is better!
if some is good then more is better!
(here’s my glass slipper, lets drink champagne from it)
if some is good then more is better!
if some is good then more is better!
(here’s my autograph, go sell it on craig’s list)
if some is good then more is better!
if some is good then more is better!
(and someone get these fucking fans away from me)
if some is good then more is better!
if some is good then more is better!
(seriously, i can’t be real today, i’m out of blow)
if some is good then more is better!
if some is good then more is better!
(hey, did you hear me? i’m not happy)
if some is good then more is better!
if some is good then more is better!
(there’s a dead hooker in the limo, can somebody do something about that?)
it’s a crash test dummy love story!
it’s a crash test dummy love story!
(it’s a crash test dummy love story!)
2021
posted for the sunday muse
jalopy dreams 