Sunday, December 4, 2011

Birthday Girl (Parody of Piano Man by Billy Joel)

For someone like my best friend and birthday girl, Nathalie.



It's seven thirty on a Saturday
The regular klan shuffles in
There's a birthday girl sittin’ next to me
Waitin’ for the party to begin

She says, "Katie, can you play beer pong with me?
‘Cuz I’ve finally turned twenty-one
It is great and it's sweet but my team’s not complete
And we will have so much fun”

La la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da

We’ll sing you a song, you're the birthday girl
We’ll sing you a song tonight
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
And you've got us feelin' alright

Now Jezli, in the back, is a friend of mine
And she always brings me much glee
She’s quick to get sick, the diseases you wouldn’t pick
But there's no place that she'd rather be
She says, "Katie, I believe this drink is getting to me."
As the smile crept across her glowing face
"Well I'm sure that I could start some chaos
So I should probably get out of this place"

Oh, la la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da

Now Katie is a biotechnologist
Who always had time for a baseball game
And she's talkin' with Chelsey and they both agree
That studying for finals is lame

And Jo is practicing medicine
As the undergrads get by on their own
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call happiness
And it's better than drinkin' alone

We’ll sing you a song, you're the birthday girl
We’ll sing you a song tonight
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
And you've got us feelin' alright

It's a pretty good crowd for a birthday party
And Nathalie gives me a smile
'Cause she knows that it's her that they’re comin' to see
To celebrate her life for a while

And the music, it sounds like a carnival
And this microphone smells like a beer
And we stand around and put cake in our mouths
And say, "Man, what are you doin' here?"

Oh, la la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da

We’ll sing you a song, you're the birthday girl
We’ll sing you a song tonight
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
And you've got us feelin' alright

3 comments:

  1. You know that we now HAVE to sing this at her party right?! It's too good not to. PRINT IT. We'll practice in the car!

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  2. NOOOO!! Don't sing it at her party--wait until we reunite for Christmas so we can all sing it together!
    This is freaking amazing, Katie! best parody ever!

    And HAPPY BIRTHDAY NATHALIE!!!!!!!!!d

    <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

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