Matt Van  Brink, composer, pianist, 

accordionist

The Old Switcheroo (2009)


MP3 Music and lyrics by Matt Van Brink from Look Before You Eat

LYRICS

FAIRY: D… E… F… Food. Here we go. Food Pranks: (Reading.) Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah... A-HA! (Reading definition.) The Old Switcheroo: The mischief-maker switches one mortal’s meal with another’s. Causes the eaters to turn into the person whose food they’re ingesting. Dancing involved. This should definitely score us points with His Mischievousness.
GOBLIN: And it’s got a catchy title!
GOBLIN (cont'd):

    PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND IN,
    WEAR AN EVIL GRIN,
    GONNA PLAY THIS LIKE A
    BIG OL' VIOLIN.

    PUT YOUR LEFT HAND IN,
    FEEL IT TOUCH YOUR SKIN,
    TAKE A BREATH AND NOW WE'RE
    READY TO BEGIN.

    NOW YOU CLAP YOUR HANDS,
    UTTER THESE COMMANDS,
    SAY IT SLOWLY SO WE
    REALLY UNDERSTAND.

    FLIP-FLOP, SWIP-SWAP,
    HOW DO YOU DO?
    LET'S GIVE 'EM THE OLD SWITCHEROO!

FAIRY:
    IT'S THE GAME IN WHICH
    TO DO A SWAP AND SWITCH,
    AND IT'S ADDICTIVE NOW
    REALLY GOT THE ITCH.

    IT'S A FUNNY TRICK,
    BUT YOU MUST BE SLICK.
    CUZ IF YOU KEEP IT CLEAN
    THEN YOU CAN KEEP IT QUICK

    GRAB A HOLD, REAL TIGHT,
    GOTTA BE JUST RIGHT,
    OH IT'S REALLY GONNA
    HIT THE FAN TONIGHT!

    FLIP-FLOP, SWIP-SWAP,
    HOW DO YOU DO?
    LET'S GIVE 'EM THE OLD SWITCHEROO!

BOTH:
    FLIP-FLOP, SWIP-SWAP
    HOW DO YOU DO?
    LET'S GIVE 'EM THE OLD SWITCHEROO!

    WELL, I'VE GOT A HUNCH
    WHEN IT COMES TO LUNCH,
    THEY'RE A FUSSY, PICKY,
    PICKY, FUSSY BUNCH.

    SO TO SET 'EM STRAIGHT,
    GONNA OPERATE,
    AND MAKE 'EM TAKE A BITE
    THAT REALLY PACKS A PUNCH

    SAY THE MAGIC WORD
    THOUGH IT SEEMS ABSURD,
    IT'S THE EARLIER IDEA
    YOU MAY HAVE HEARD:

    FLIP-FLOP, SWIP-SWAP,
    HOW DO YOU DO?
    LET'S GIVE 'EM THE OLD SWITCHEROO!

    NOW, ON MY CUE:
    NO FURTHER ADO,
    LET'S GIVE 'EM THE OLD SWITCHEROO!

    IT'S THE TRIED AND TRUE,
    I THINK WE'RE READY TO
    GIVE 'EM THE OLD
    SWITCHEROO!

(As they hold the word “old”, they exchange the contents of the lunch bags with elfish enthusiasm. When they’re done, they run frantically around the kitchen before diving back into the oven.)

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