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