Book of Song

First of May

by Jonathan Coulton

Intro:

I woke up this morning
I had a scone and a large house blend
And then a little conver- sation
with my squirrel and chipmunk friends

I said, I'm sick and tired of winter
And I wish that it was spring
And then a little fellow named Robin Redbreast
Began to sing

And he sang
Ooh child, what'd you think the cold winter's gonna last forever
Ooh child, now's the time for all the people to get to- gether
Outside

( Chorus
Cause it's the first of May, first of May
Outdoor camping starts today
So bring your favorite lady
Or at least your favorite lay
The water's not cold baby dip in your big toe
Maybe I'll see you in flagrante delicto
Grass below you, sky above
Celebrate spring with a crazy little thing called
camping out- side )

I thanked him for the information
I cried a little when he flew away
I watched an episode of The People's Court
And I tried to plan my day

I called up my old lady
She wasn't home so I called my girl
I asked her if she'd like to join me as I
Entertain the world
And I said

Ooh child, I'll bring a blanket
and I promise I'll brush the ants off
Ooh child, you're gonna like it
when we're taking each other's pants off
Outside

Chorus

So we went to the park together
We were walking in the midday sun
We met all kinds of people and
We camped everyone

We camped a lady who sells ice cream
We camped a man with a tan Shar Pei
Everyone who needed camping well they
They got camped today
So come on

Ooh child, open your mind and your heart,
feel-the-spirit moving through you
Ooh child, you'll feel the warmth of the love
when I stick it to you
Outside

Chorus