Man I'm stumped.

[hubbs]

I have to write a 24line song for history. The subject is the harsh winter at valley forge. Me and my partner have been working on it for 2 days and cant' come up w/anything. Anyone have some ideas to get me started?

 

[Yo Ma Ma]

Is it supposed to be all original, or sung to a familiar tune?

 

[hubbs]

Familar Tune

 

[toph99]

start off using a simple tune like Old McDonald, and then if you get that to work, transfer it(if you want) to a different, more complicated song. good luck

 

[Rich]

Let me tell a story about a man named George, he spent a long winter with his men at Valley Forge, then one day he was shootin' at some food, and up from the ground came a bubblin' crude. Oops, I kinda got off track there.

Rich

 

[Talon]

Try "borrowing" from some of the statements and quotes in these sites to help you make up your verses.
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/1776-1800/war/waldo.htm

http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/youasked/021.htm

 

[atom]

Take Too $hort's song "Invasion of the Flat Booty B*tches" and replace every instance of B*tches with "Brits", Too $hort with "George Washington", Oakland with "Valley Forge", and player with "soldier".

 

[Monel Funkawitz]

~Sung to the traditional 70's hippie tune, a touch of Rap, and a hint of "Bob and Tom's -Toast"~

Valley Forge- By Monel

{Chorus}
Yeah Forge!
Yeah Forge!
Yeah Forge!

That cold ass winter sucked Royal bootie,
With ole' G.W. was just trying to do his duty.

I hid Washington's teeth in a termite hill and thought it was really funny,
Till he made me pay for the damn things and it cost me lotsa money... money... money... Oh yeah!

Yeah Forge!
Yeah Forge!
Yeah Forge!

{Solo on the Bagpipes and Kazoo}

{Additional line of lyrics following sung by Spine Shank}

GRRRRRR!!! ARGHHHHH!!!!! ACK!!!! ARGHHHH!!!! Hate!!! Anger!!! Valley Forge!!

Yeah Forge!
Yeah Forge!
Yeah Forge!


Copyright (C) 2000 All lefts reserved.

 

[XMan]

Monel, you forgot the toaster solo. FRENCH TOAST!

BTW, check out "Heywood Banks - Toast" on Napster or Heywood Banks Dot Com if you'd like to know what the hell we're talking about.

Hubbs, how about doing something to the tune of "Let it Snow", or "The Little Drummer Boy." Drummer Boy has a particularly martial beat; might work for ya.

 

[ltk007]

to the tune of I am One by SP

I'm frostbitten and froze my ass
Lying in a pile of frost covered grass
your army to board
your army to board
try to look for something
on the camp to burn, I'm cold
is that my sock
I'm cold
cold, so cold

Time is right for a guiding light
Lead a revolution for a better life
The British will burn
The British will burn
Try to find some Brits
Anyone to burn

see you, wanting to desert us
see you, I will fight
see you, wanting to desert us
see you

see you, wanting to desert us
see you, I will fight
see you, wanting to desert us
see you







I have way way too much time on my hands. BTW, not 23 lines but its good dammit!

 

[Toolman]

If I ever had to do something as stupid and corny as writing a song about Valley Forge (unless of course I had musical aspirations), I'd drop that class faster than you can say Bob's yer uncle!

 

[Dedpuhl]

send weird al yankovic an e-mail. He is the king of parody

 

[Toolman]

Good one Dedpuhl! Weird Al could do it in his sleep no doubt.