Hello!! This is my first parody in quite a while, based on the Offspring song, "Why Don't You Get A Job?" (which belongs to Columbia records). This is a true story, except for maybe the kid in the last part doesn't hate his baritone. I think he'd just rather play clarinet again. Hey, it went with the song! Anyway, we really do have thirty-five people, so I understand why all but four of the clarinets are on brass now. One is on percussion, one is on flags, one is the drum major, and one is me. Rrr!! Rock on, high winds!!!
My friend plays the trumpet
And she loves that thing.
She tells me every day
She got section leader after only two years
Since she switched to playing brass.
She sits there and plays
And everybody can hear
Cuz trumpets are incredibly loud
That's why Sir Director wants to switch us to brass
But my friend, ya gotta say:
Refrain:
I won't play, I won't play it, no waa-aay
Naa naa why don't you play the horn?
Say no way, say no way, no waa-aay
Naa naa I'll stay on clarinet.
I guess that a band of thirty-five needs to be
As loud as it can possibly get
I guess that's the reason half my section is gone
Because you just can't hear clarinets.
(refrain)
Well I guess it sounds easy playing something so soft
But you have got to play at double volume, all the time!
Lemme tell you about my other friend now!
My friend plays the bari, and he hates that thing
He tells me every day
He goes back to clarinet in January,
But come Fall, he never says:
(refrain)