New Lyrics: Fourth of May" (Patreon)

To the JoCo tune "First of May". I'll have this recorded by this afternoon, I hope.

In nineteen seventy seven

My life was changed for good

A little independent movie

Opened in my neighborhood

A princess led a rebellion

Against the evil galactic empire

And Luke blew up the Death Star just

As it was gonna open fire.

And I said, ooh chile, never seen so many

Spaceships on this one mission,

Ooh chile, in forty years we gonna

start us a new tradition

Online...

‘Cause it's the fourth of May, fourth of May,

May the fourth be with you today,

With Chewie, Han, and Leia,

And Kylo Ren and Rey.

Jawas say “Ootini” in their sandcrawler,

Anakin hits on Padme Amidala,

Yavin below you, Bespin above,

Celebrate spring with a crazy little thing called...

Star Wars Day.

It's really all about Darth Vader,

How he starts out as a little kid.

(We wish midichlorians didn't exist,

But of course they did.)

He really liked Princess Padme,

He really didn't like sand,

Then he killed all the younglings

And Obi-Wan cut off his legs and hand

(Well, Jedi aren't supposed to be attached to material things....)

And I said, ooh chile, they should had pre-natal

Care for your wife and children

Ooh chile, you're gonna be one of the

Cinema’s greatest villains,

Online

‘Cause it's the fourth of May, fourth of May,

May the fourth be with you today,

With Qui-Gonn Jinn and Yoda,

Mighty Jabba and BB-8,

Jawas say “Ootini” in their sandcrawler,

Anakin hits on Padme Amidala,

Yavin below you, Bespin above,

Celebrate spring with a crazy little thing called...

Star Wars Day.

So now it's forty-four years later,

It's still in everything that I do,

I named my little Corgi Jar Jar,

My kids Threepio and Artoo.

I carry round a big light saber,

Colored purple like Mace Windu’s

I tried to use the Force on a parking cop,

Got not one ticket but two.

And I say, ooh chile, the games and stories and the

Universe is expanding,

Ooh chile, in forty years I’ll still be

Loud and proud and standing,

Online...

‘Cause it's the fourth of May, fourth of May,

May the fourth be with you today,

Finn and Poe and Rose and Lando,

And Greedo got blown away....

(HAN SHOT FIRST)

Jawas say “Ootini” in their sandcrawler,

Anakin hits on Padme Amidala,

Yavin below you, Bespin above,

Celebrate spring with a crazy little thing called...

Star Wars Day.

Star Wars Day.

This is the Way!

I have spoken.