Well you should see my story reading baby, you should hear the things that she says,
she says andquot;hon, drop dead, iand'd rather go to bed with gabriel garcia marquez.andquot;
uhh-huh!
Cuddle up with william s. burrows, leave on the light for bell hooks,
iand've been flirtinand' with pierre burton and'cause heand's so smart in his books
I like to go out dancing,
my baby loves a bunch of authors
my heartand's so broke and bleedinand'
babyand's just sitting there
doing some reading
So i started watching some tv, played my new cd player too,
she said: andquot;turn it off or iand'll call the cops and iand'll throw the book at you.andquot;
all this arguing made me get dizzy, called my doctor to come have a look
i said: andquot;doctor hurry!andquot; he said:
andquot;donand't worry, iand'll be over when i finish my bookandquot;
I like to go out dancing,
my baby loves a bunch of authors
weand've been livin in hovels
spendinand' all our money on
brand new novels
So i got myself on a streetcar and it drove right into someone,
you know the driver said:
andquot;i was lookinand' straight ahead!andquot;
but he was reading the toronto sun
andquot;so?andquot;
So my honey and me go to a counsellor to help figure out what we need
she said: andquot;weand'll get your love growing,
but before we get going, hereand's some books iand'd like you to read.andquot;
I like to go out dancing,
my baby loves a bunch of authors
lately weand've had some fricton
and'cause my babyand's hooked on
short works of fiction
So we split and went to a party, some friends my girl said she knew
but what a sight and'cause itand's authors night and the place looks like a whoand's who
Now iand'm pounding the ouzo
with mario puzo
whoand's a funny fella?
w.p. kinsella
who brought the cat?
would margeret atwood?
who needs a shave?
heand's robertson davies!
Ondaatje started a food fight, salmon mousse all over the scene
spilled some dressing on doris lessing, these writer types are a scream!
I like to go out dancing,
my baby loves a bunch of authors
weand'll be together for ages
eatinand' and sleepinand' and
eatinand' and sleepinand' and
eating und sleeping und
turninand' pages.
Yeah!
