TAKE ME FOR A WALK
(written for the aborted revision of Park)
Trio - Sara (daughter), Austin (father), Elizabeth (mother] -- [or quartet, including Jamie (son)]
lyrics by Tom Lehrer (no music written)
Take me for a walk
That's all I ask of you
A simple walk, perhaps a talk,
Exchanging points of view
An occasional quiet little stroll
Rejuvenates the soul
Not too energetic [alt: Nothing too athletic]
Merely peripatetic
Millionaires can't measure
What a simple pleasure -- means.
They just don't have a glimmer
Riding in their limou -- sines.
If they got out the lead
And tried to walk instead
They'd gladly throw their calendars away
And say:
Just take me for a walk with you
To -
Day.
| Optional: | Cancel lunch and hold my calls |
| INTERLUDE : [mostly spoken] |
A: | There surely must be something I can buy you |
| S: | Forget it, sweetie. | |
| A: | A new Ferrari? | |
| E: | [yawns] Terribly sorry. | |
| A: | A color TV? A Ph.D.? A nightingale? The Holy Grail? | |
| S,E: | Sir, what do you take us for? | |
| A: | A walk, I guess. | |
| S,E: | That's more like it! |
Take me for a walk
Take a walk with me
We'll traipse along, And sing a song,
As jaunty as can be.
An adventurous early morning hike
Is what I'd really like
No destination
And not much perspiration
We could simply mosey
To a green and cozy -- glen
Savor the aroma
Till we head for home a -- gain .
| S,E: | We could be climbing a peak with a stick and a pack |
| A: | Spending a week with a crick in my back |
| S,E: | Okay! |
| (Alternating:) | We can amble along |
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