laundry

Laundry Backup, a piece I have been ruminating on is finally coming to fruition. Here are the lyrics for the piece (To be sung by three back up singers and band while I do one load of laundry at the laundromat):

Toss toss toss clothes into the machine

Toss toss toss till no room is left between

Place place place four quarters in the slot

Place place place one more quarter thats alot

Pour pour pour soap into the hole

Pour pour pour 1/4 cup per load

Wash wash wash the filth from those jeans

Wash wash wash the grudge in between

Read read read a book while you wait

Read read read "The Poetics of Space"

Wring wring wring the dirt from the cuffs

Wring wring wring they aren't clean enough

Soap Soap Soap when prerinsing has occured

Soap soap soap those frocks need it I concur

Rinse rinse rinse the soap from the water

Rinse rinse rinse those clothes are getting softer

Spin spin spin until they are nearly dry

Spin spin spin and untangle that damn tie

Pull pull pull the clothes from the machine

Pull pull pull those wet frocks are so sloppy

Push push push your laundry into the dryer

Push push push and turn the dial to hotter

Drop drop drop two quarters in the slot

Drop drop drop your pocket value is lost

Stare stare stare at all of the folks

Stare stare stare and tell one of them a joke

Dry dry dry until clothes cease flip flop

Dry dry dry until the machine beeps stop

Remove remove remove your garb from the hole

Remove remove remove those clothes are so warm

Sniff sniff sniff your laundry is so clean

Sniff sniff sniff your cottons smell so pristine

Pile pile pile your laundry into the basket

Pile pile pile this is the easiest of tasks

Fold fold fold until wrinkles are smooth

Fold fold fold a pile of whites blacks and blues

Match match match a red sock to its partner

Match match match all lonely socks with their lovers

Yay yay yay your clothes are good as new

Yay yay yay your laundry is through