Fifty Ways

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I heard this song on the radio, and it reminded me that I hadn't written anything for Song Month yet. So here is my silly song parody, with apologies to Paul Simon (who can’t count; he only came up with 5.)

“The problem is all inside these tales," she said to me.
“The answer is easy if you read them thoroughly.
I’d like to help you in your struggle to be she.
There must be fifty ways to lose your lever.”

You could be hit by a bus, Gus.
Or take a spill off your bike, Mike.
Maybe fall on your shears, Piers
And you’ll need surgery.
You could get stabbed with a lance, Vance.
Just take a new pants chance.
Maybe snagged on a tree, Lee.
And make yourself a she.

You could get gored by a yak, Jack.
Or attacked by a moose, Bruce.
Maybe bit by a croc, Jacques
Then you’ll be member-free.
Get it blown up to bits, Fritz
But be careful what hits fits.
Just as long as it maims, James
And make yourself a she.

You could be hexed by a hag, Dag.
Or find a magical lamp, Champ.
Maybe buy a cursed ring, Bing
And you’ll enchanted be.
Go to that shop in the mall, Paul
And when you return it’s all wall.
Get a potion to sip, Kip
And make yourself a she.

Channel a feminine soul, Joel.
Let her spirit possess, Les.
Then she’ll redecorate, Nate
And a girl you will be.
She’ll inhabit your bod, Todd
Maybe using an odd god.
You’ll see her face in the glass, Cas
And make yourself a she.

You could be trapped in a lab, Tab.
Where they switch out your brain, Wayne.
Maybe transplant a part, Bart.
Then you’ll have to break free.
They’ll use nanomachines, Dean
To rewrite all your gene schemes.
And inject you with ‘mones, Bones
And make you become a she.

You could marry a bitch, Rich
She’ll toss your balls in a ditch, Mitch.
Then starting feeding you pills, Wills.
And make you be her sissy.
She’ll wash your brain like a pro, Joe
And your self-image will go “ho.”
She’ll make your free will subside, Clyde
You’ll lose your self as a she.

You could dress on a whim, Jim.
Maybe it’s for a party, Marty.
You’ll try to flirt with a dude, Jude.
And he thinks you’re pretty.
It was your new girlfriend’s plan, Stan.
But now she don’t want no damn man.
She has discovered she’s gay, Ray
You’ll make yourself a she.

Go on the run from the Mob, Bob.
Or do espionage, Raj.
Maybe become a Fed, Jed
Looking like a lady.
It’s a perfect disguise, Kai
But it will fool all the spy guys.
You’re a real femme fatale, Sal
When you’ve made yourself a she.

You could do it for work, Burke.
Maybe they’re not hiring men, Ken.
But there’s work for a girl, Earl
And you’re hired, Missy.
So unbutton that blouse, Klaus
The boss don’t want a house mouse.
He’ll put his hand up your skirt, Curt.
Since you’ve made yourself a she.

So tuck it on back, Mac.
And slide on a gaff, Raph.
Maybe stick it with glue, Stu
And then no one can see.
Just make sure it’s all bare, Blair
You don’t want any hair there.
Or the tape it will smart, Art.
When you make yourself a she.

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Okay, I sense a pattern here, Jennifer

Do these guys, um, you know, want to, well ... become girls?

Sure got the refrains down and then some.

Could use some more verses though.

-- snicker --

John in Wauwatosa

John in Wauwatosa

Make myself a she?

Andrea Lena's picture

Wheeeeeeeeeeee!


She was born for all the wrong reasons but grew up for all the right ones.

  

To be alive is to be vulnerable. Madeleine L'Engle
Love, Andrea Lena

A great chuckle

before bedtime. Power to the pen, Jenn.

Susie

poetic license

"Fifty ways to change your gender" would have fit the meter of the original, but it lacked the alliterative appeal.

hah, love it

kristina l s's picture

Always sorta, liked that song not sure why exactly. Maybe the wry introspective feel.

Really nice job but one small thing if I may... 'And Make Yourself A She'.. it flows better if you drop the 'A' ...and make yourself she... just a thought.

Kristina

Very Funny !

Briar

Briar

Sooo fun!

I mean, seriously, is there even a way you missed?

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WOW!

Great verse!! Our people should get so many ideas for writing new-stories from the old faviourites; and a rocket of ideas for all of and new and aspiring authors.
Chris.
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Why do people always expect authors to answer questions? I am an author because I want to ask questions. If I had answers, I'd be a politician.
-- Eugene Ionesco

GREAT! ...

Jezzi Stewart's picture

... you hit most of the TG fiction story types. LOL!

"All the world really is a stage, darlings, so strut your stuff, have fun, and give the public a good show!" Miss Jezzi Belle at the end of each show

BE a lady!

Paula Simone Would Be Proud

I sit with my knees pressed tightly together, wondering. . . .

Angela Rasch (Jill M I)

Angela Rasch (Jill M I)

Sixty Ways

Since this piece of silliness has now gotten over fifty votes, here are ten more:

Attend an all-women's school, Yul.
Join a cheerleading squad, Rod.
Be a sorority pledge, Reg.
Get your bachelorette degree.
Wear a girl's uniform, Norm
To find a room in a warm dorm.
Play on a field hockey team, Liam
And make yourself a she.

Get a ladies' hairstyle, Lyle.
Give your eyebrows a pluck, Chuck.
And your legs a good shave, Dave
As smooth as can be.
Stick some forms on your chest, West
So that you'll pass the breast test.
Have a full Brazilian wax, Max
And make yourself a she.