stephen :
i have to do the vocals for medieval bush .
friends :
why?
stephen :
cause i said 1570’s muff instead of 1470’s muff
and the medieval period ended at the beginning
of the 16th century .
friends :
so thats 1500’s .
wait! so how do you know this?
stephen :
cause i used to be a teacher .
friends :
( laugh ) you used to be a teacher?
stephen :
yes .
friends :
professor?
stephen :
no , i taught elementary school and i got fired
because i had an unorthodox way of teaching which
is i would bring in my guitar and . . .
i never told you this?
friends :
no!
stephen :
i would bring in my guitar and i would sing the
lessons to the children .
friends :
of course you did .
stephen :
i Am dead serious .
friends :
yes .
stephen :
i Am . alright , alright hold on i’ll give you one
of the . . . let me remember .
alright here’s one i remember , okay?
this is ben franklin .
xam C
ben franklin went out one night ,
Am C
tied a key to the end of a kite ,
Am C
electricity struck so bright ,
Dm Am ( – > not sure about this one )
write it down muthafxxkas
friends :
you called the kids motherfxxkers?
stephen :
some of them were motherfxxkers , yes .
friends :
science
stephen :
ummm . . . okay!
Am C
issac newton sat under a tree ,
Am C
an apple hit him in the head so he ,
Am C
said holy shit that’s gravity ,
Dm Am
write it down muthafxxkas
stephen :
i have a million of these .
friends :
then why don’t you do the pilgrims?
stephen :
okay . . . hey now and . . .
Am C
pilgrims raced against the clock ,
Am C
looking for a place to dock ,
Am C
they said fxxk it here’s plymouth rock ,
Dm Am
write it down muthafxxkas .
friends :
i don’t like the fact that you are implying that the
pilgrims were lazy .
stephen :
i’m not implying anything .
friend :
wright brothers .
oooh that’s a good one .
stephen :
uh . . .
Am C
a dude named orville wright ,
Am C
told his bro lets invent flight ,
Am C
so wilbur said “ight” ,
Dm Am
write it down muthafxxkas
stephen :
yes , yes wilbur said “ight”
friend :
wilbur said “ight”?
stephen :
in my story he did .
friend :
wilbur was street in your story?
stephen :
that’s right .
friend :
word .
stephen :
see , you can’t stump me
friend :
slavery?
stephen :
uh there is nothing funny about slavery . . . well . . .
Am C
abe lincoln lead the nation ,
Am C
freed slaves form the plantation ,
Am C
and made some mothafxxkin’ proclamation ,
Dm Am
write it down ananem – ops .
friend :
gandhi!
stephen :
uh . . . i did not have a ghandi one . uh . . .
alright hold on , hold on , hold on .
gandhi . . . uh . . . alright .
( slowly )
Am C
gandhi is what you said ,
Am C
an indian with a bald head ,
Am C
and he was a bit under fed ,
Dm Am
write is down muthafxxkas!
stephen :
see?! yeah! fired from that job!
friend :
your a genius .
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i think this is correct . if you don’t think it sounds right ,
by all means correct me . : – )
enjoy the song!
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