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lyrics
SPINNING MAN
(spins by)
I love to spin! Woohoo!
LONELY GUY
(Sigh) That looks like fun.
NARRATOR
IN THE CITY THERE WAS A LONELY GUY
AND HE DIDN’T KNOW HOW TO SPIN.
LONELY GUY
That’s right.
NARRATOR:
SO ONE DAY HE SAW SOMEBODY, AND HE ASKED THEM,
SAID CAN YOU HELP ME SPIN?
LONELY GUY
Ah, excuse me, sir —
SPINNING MAN
Yes?
LONELY GUY
Can you— help me spin?
NARRATOR+SPINNING MAN:
AND THE GUY SAID,
YES OF COURSE! BUT SPINNING IS SO EASY, I CAN DO IT NO PROBLEM, OH MY GOSH.
LONELY GUY:
Wait, seriously?
NARRATOR, SPINNING MAN & CHORUS
YES OF COURSE! BUT SPINNING IS SO EASY, I CAN DO IT NO PROBLEM, OH MY GOSH.
LONELY GUY
THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
AFTER I LEARN HOW TO SPIN,
THIS STORY WILL BE OVER.
SPINNING GUY
Okay, try spinning like this.
LONELY GUY
Okay, here we go—
(horns)
LONELY GUY
(grunts)
SPINNING GUY
Put your back into it—
(horns)
LONELY GUY
Okay—
Like this?
LONELY GUY
Whoa!!!!
NARRATOR & CHORUS
SO HE LEARNED HOW TO SPIN.
LONELY GUY
I’m doing it you guys!
NARRATOR & CHORUS
SO HE LEARNED HOW TO SPIN.
SPINNING GUY
Oh you are so good at this!
NARRATOR & CHORUS
SO HE LEARNED HOW TO SPIN.
SPINNING GUY
You make me so proud!
AND GUESS WHAT
AND GUESS WHAT
AND GUESS WHAT
AND GUESS WHAT?
AND GUESS WHAT
AND GUESS WHAT
AND GUESS WHAT
AND GUESS WHAT?
AND GUESS WHAT
AND GUESS WHAT
AND GUESS WHAT
AND GUESS WHAT
AND GUESS WHAT AND GUESS AND GUESS WHAT?
LONELY GUY:
Allow me:
“IN THE CITY THERE WAS A LONELY GUY
AND HE DIDN’T KNOW TO SPIN.
SO ONE DAY HE FOUND SOMEBODY, AND HE ASKED THEM,
CAN YOU HELP ME SPIN?”
ALL:
AND THE GUY SAID,
YES OF COURSE! BUT SPINNING IS SO EASY, I CAN DO IT NO PROBLEM, OH MY GOSH.
AND THE GUY SAID,
YES OF COURSE! BUT SPINNING IS SO EASY, I CAN DO IT NO PROBLEM, OH MY GOSH.
NARRATOR
YES OF COURSE!
ALL
YES OF COURSE!
NARRATOR
YES OF COURSE!
ALL
YES OF COURSE!
YES OF COURSE! BUT SPINNING IS SO EASY, I CAN DO IT NO PROBLEM, OH MY GOSH.
AND GUESS WHAT
AND GUESS WHAT
AND GUESS WHAT
AND GUESS WHAT?
AND GUESS WHAT
AND GUESS WHAT
AND GUESS WHAT
AND GUESS WHAT?
AND GUESS WHAT
AND GUESS WHAT
AND GUESS WHAT
AND GUESS WHAT
AND GUESS WHAT AND GUESS AND GUESS WHAT?
THE END!
credits
from Backstroke Raptor,
released June 14, 2019
Written by Alan Schmuckler
Based on a story by Dillon, age 5, Virginia
Produced by Brendan O’Grady
Associate Produced by Jack Mitchell and Sam Bair
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