Rosanne Cash
She didn’t write these silly song lyrics, but the structure she used in her wonderfully sad song “Motherless Children” got me thinking. These are the lyrics I started thinking about. Right now, these are the words to a silly children’s poem. If I can ever get the videos done for “House of Many Rooms,” I hope to get back and make this one into a funny little song. Check out “Grama’s Panties,” then listen to Rosanne Cash’s “Motherless Children” and you’ll hear a song structure you can use in your own song writing.
Grama’s Panties
by Rodney Robbins (c) 2010
Big and pink. Grama’s panties.
Big and pink. Grama’s panties.
Hope they don’t stink. Grama’s panties.
What is Grama wearing now?
Stretchy rubber waist. Grama’s panties.
Stretchy rubber waist. Grama’s panties.
Don’t get ‘em near my face. Grama’s panties.
What’s Grama wearing now?
Something’s out of place. Grama’s panties.
Something’s out of place. Grama’s panties.
A frilly bit of lace on Grama’s panties.
I hope she’s wearing more than that now.
