A long, long time ago
I can still remember how marching band used to make
me smile.
I never knew that I could play
Until I started that first day
And I've been playing music ever since.
Band camp used to make me quiver,
Bored to death, no music delivered.
Scales played a hundred times, I couldn't take one
more line.
We played poker that whole week
Waited for Capalbo to come and speak
To tell us our music finally came, "the Pit" that
was our name.
So bye, bye, marching band, goodbye.
It's been heaven, it's been hell, it even made me
cry
But I'll never forget the way it made my soul fly
Memories live 'till the day that I die
Live on 'till the day that I die.
Did you write the music out?
'Cause if you didn't I'll start to shout
We can't play until you do.
Now, did you believe mallets could fly?
But don't hit yourself in the eye
And trust me that it's happened before.
These pit rehearsals get mighty rough
What with all that fooling around and stuff!
We finally got down to work
Man, our captain is such a jerk!
We were busting out our rhythms so fast
That our section leader ended up in a cast,
But we knew the peace just wouldn't last,
'Cause "Pit", that was our name.
I started singin'
Bye, bye, marching band, goodbye.
It's been heaven, it's been hell, it even made me
cry
But I'll never forget the way it made my soul fly
Memories live 'till the day that I die
Live on 'till the day that I die.
Now for 4 years we've been on our own
No instructor to show us the way home
But that's not how it's soon to be.
We had Kevin but he could just play the drums
And a face that made the girls' hearts run
He was hot, but he taught us not a thing.
Oh and then we got the "Great Erchan"
Who thought we all were Satan's spawn
Well maybe he was right,
But his teaching skills did bite!
And while Capalbo looked for someone else
The Pit, we practiced by ourselves
And we sang Buttercup for our health
The Pit, that was our name.
Bye, bye, marching band, goodbye.
It's been heaven, it's been hell, it even made me
cry
But I'll never forget the way it made my soul fly
Memories live 'till the day that I die
Live on 'till the day that I die.