Origami No. 17. "Two Men"...a song.

I wrote this song for inclusion in my latest full-length play. The first verse includes the exact lyrics I created and sang as a kid - then I just expanded the song from that point. It has nothing to do with the dark comedy I'm writing - but it does provide some levity between the protagonist and the individual he's butting heads with. I suppose it's sort of hard to appreciate it with the melody I have in my head, but...put your own tune to it and see how you like it.

I will say that it's supposed to be in the vein of the songs featured in the hit movie, "Juno".

“Two Men”

Two men
Livin’ in
A little house
By the falls
Two men livin’ in
A little house by the falls
Making dolls

Oh-h,
two dolls
Cornhusk dolls
One for each
Charge a quarter a piece
Two men
Making dolls
Cornhusk dolls just a quarter apiece.

(scat break – singing)

makin’ dolls
tens of thousands of cornhusk dolls
price arisin’ – 50 bucks, you see.
That little house is a’buzzin’ with all sorts of glee
Millionaires
A bigger house
by the falls and their million dollar dolls.

Two men
No more corn
And No more cornhusk dolls
(had to sell and move back to that small house-by-the-falls)
no more corn
no more dolls
If you were in their shoes
what would you do?

Straw dolls.
Outta straw.
The two men found a way
to keep their million dollar ways going strong
Straw dolls
diversified
The story goes on
Nothing you ain’t heard before…

Two men
Livin’ in
A little house
By the falls
Two men livin’ in
A little house by the falls
Making dolls

© Copyright 2008 Jeffrey James Ircink


Origami is sort of my catchword for a featured blog entry that highlights my original writings - could be an excerpt from one of my plays, a poem, a song, a rant, a rave, a cursing, etc. Origami is the art of folding paper (the word is of Japanese origin). So, within the folds of this particular blog feature/post you may find something really beautiful, meaningful or poignant.