My Important Book

from Mixed SciFi Songs by Mr. Beany's Bitty Band

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This track was originally drafted for a 50/90 one-hour "song skirmish" challenge. This was part of a 24-hour "superskirmish" which had 12 of these one-hour skirmishes, one every other hour. I was super tired when I sang originally improvised this.

In fact, I originally didn't like this song, so I improvised "Book" and went with that one instead. As far as Sci-Fi songs, though, this one technically fits the bill better than that one.

lyrics

I have
a special book.
A special book
that I read some times.
It's about something
really, really special.
Something that's
always on my mind.

I don't know exactly
what it says.
But it was
given to me
all the same.

It's, yes, a really
special, special book.
And I study it
all,
all the same.

I study it hard.
I study it soft.
I study it all
through the night.
I study it when I
go out drinking.
And I study it
when I come back and sigh.

"What does this book
mean to me?
What does this book
mean to anybody?"
But I don't know.
No, nothing.
I can't make heads or tails of it.

But it's a
really cool book.
I think it's super important.
Yes, it's a
really cool book.
I think it's super cool.

I've heard that some people
have
managed to translate
just
the title and
yes,
it's a good one!

"To Serve Humanity!"
"How to Serve Humanity!"
"Let's all serve humanity!"
Yes! This is the book!

I think that is a super cool title.
And these friends I've made
are super-duper super!
I think that is a super-duper title
and my friends are so super.

But I don't know
why people go
and visit
their planet.
They don't really
ever return
their planet must be
super-duper fun!

Super-duper fun
for everyone!
There's so much to see
and the trip is free!

Super-duper fun
for everyone!
There's so much to see!
And the trip is free!

But what of this book I have here
There's so much that it might say!
But what of
this book here?
I don't know.
I'm going to
(hurriedly)
have a vacation.
Bye-bye!

credits

from Mixed SciFi Songs, released October 8, 2018

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Mr. Beany's Bitty Band

We're a one-person band fronted by a human who self-describes as a mad artist. We invented the "crapcapella" genre, and remain a proponent, though we now support the term "folk acapella" as well. We love improvised music as well as sheet music.