Lyrics:
To really appreciate this song, you have to know what a modulation is in music
OK, we're going to give a little reresher course here
We're gonna start out by singing Happy Birthday to Jeremy
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday dear Jeremy
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
OK, everybody see what I did there?
We got to the end of the chorus and then we cleverly modulated up a half step
Now, any fan of Barry Manilow's knows this modulation very well
But you know, there's no law that says you have to go up a half step
You could go down a half step
Happy birthday dear Jeremy
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Doesn't have the same Jua'de'vieve
But there's no law against it
In fact, you can actually modulate from any key to any other key
By any cockamaimy route you want
Like for instance
Happy birthday dear Jeremy
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Suppose you're in a hurry
And you can't even wait to get to the end of the chorus
Happy birthday dear Jeremy
Happy birthday to you
OK, this is basically what you need to know
You have to know that musical space
Is as fluid as subatomic space
Anything can happen
And in the course of this song, we're going to go into all twelve major keys
Since you went to Savannah
I sit at my pianah
And play this little ditty
In every single key
I'll never find the right one
Until you see the light, hon
And modulate back home to me
You couldn't stand my playin
That's why you went a-strayin
And left me here adrift in
This shiftin' melody
My harmony's diminished
Can't get the damn thing finished
Please modulate back home to me
You put me through such changes, babe
I don't know what my range is, babe
My muse is gone, I can't adjust
I've gone from sonic boom to sonic bust
But you will be contented
To hear that I've repented
My takin' up pianah
Was sheer insanity
To melt your heart that's frozen
I'm giving up composin
Now modulate back home to me
You got to modulate back home to
Mama, won't you modu
Late back home to poor old me
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