L-Y
(composer : Tom Lehrer)
Tom Lehrer


You're wearing your squeaky shoes,
And right there taking a snooze,
Is a tiger! So how do you walk on by?
(loud whisper)
Silently, silently, silent, L-Y.

You're a Secret Agent Man,
Who's after The Secret Plan.
How do you act so they don't know you're a spy?
(acting suspiciously)
Normally {whistle), normally (whistle), normal, L-Y.

At an eating contest you boast
That you can eat the most!
How do you down your 50th piece of pie?
(nauseated)
Eagerly (ughh!), eagerly (yecch!), eager, L-Y.

On the lake your boat upset,
And your clothes got soaking wet.
How do you stand and wait for them to dry?
(shivering)
D-d-d-d-d-d-patiently, D-d-d-d-d-d-patiently, d-d-d-d-d-d-patient, L-Y.

In the public library,
You fall and hurt your knee.
But the sign says "QUIET, PLEASE," so how can you cry?
(crying)
Quietly, quietly, quiet, L-Y.

As you walk along the street,
A porcupine you meet!
How do you shake his hand when he says "Hi!"?
(warily)
Carefully, carefully, careful, L-Y.

You enter a very dark room,
And sitting there in the gloom,
Is DRACULA! Now how do you say goodbye?!
Immediately, immediately, immediate, L-Y!
Bye-bye!



(Contributed by Aaron Handy III - April 2003)