Books to Shill/Boats to Build
Posted: January 18, 2005 12:29 pm
With all due apologies and respect to the songwriters Guy Clark and Verlon Thompson, here is my parody of the song "Boats to Build." Just sing these words along with the record. I wrote this for the newsletter I produce for my PHC. J.LeP
Why should I change?
I’m good at this promo game
The same ol’ hooks, the same ol’ rhymes
It keeps ‘em comin’ back every time
Fans precious fans
At times, I think they’re crazed
I got words to write, I got tales to tell,
It took so long, now I got books to sell
I’m gonna’ write me a book
With these two hands
She’ll be a fair tome
Of exotic lands
Let the folks say what the will
‘cause I’ve got books to shill
Words are just like wings
My pen can make ‘em sing
A book of life, book of hope
Enough to keep my account afloat
I’m gonna’ write me a book
With these two hands
Gonna’ pimp it up
All across this land
Let the folks say what the will
‘cause I’ve got books to shill
Truth number one
Gettin’ rich is so much fun
With TV shows along the way
I’ll promote my book in everyway
I’m gonna’ write me a book
With these two hands
She’ll be a fair tome
Of exotic lands
Let the folks say what the will
‘cause I’ve got books to shill
With these two hands
Gonna’ pimp it up
All across this land
Let the folks say what the will
‘cause I’ve got books to shill
‘cause I’ve got books to shill
I’ve got books to shill
Why should I change?
I’m good at this promo game
The same ol’ hooks, the same ol’ rhymes
It keeps ‘em comin’ back every time
Fans precious fans
At times, I think they’re crazed
I got words to write, I got tales to tell,
It took so long, now I got books to sell
I’m gonna’ write me a book
With these two hands
She’ll be a fair tome
Of exotic lands
Let the folks say what the will
‘cause I’ve got books to shill
Words are just like wings
My pen can make ‘em sing
A book of life, book of hope
Enough to keep my account afloat
I’m gonna’ write me a book
With these two hands
Gonna’ pimp it up
All across this land
Let the folks say what the will
‘cause I’ve got books to shill
Truth number one
Gettin’ rich is so much fun
With TV shows along the way
I’ll promote my book in everyway
I’m gonna’ write me a book
With these two hands
She’ll be a fair tome
Of exotic lands
Let the folks say what the will
‘cause I’ve got books to shill
With these two hands
Gonna’ pimp it up
All across this land
Let the folks say what the will
‘cause I’ve got books to shill
‘cause I’ve got books to shill
I’ve got books to shill