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I Never Learned the Words, Boys

Parodied by Michael H.

A Parody of the Driving Song, a.k.a. "I Never Learned to Drive". Recording: Southern Swan Harbour Shant 21-03-26


Feel free to forget the words at any point in the song.

LYRICS

00:00 / 02:10

CHORUS

Well, I never learnt the words boys,

But you know when I do,

I'll Ya-de da-de daah da

I'll Ya-de da-de dooo,

I'll sing em pretty loudly,

And [for]get about a third, but

I never learnt the words boys,

I never learnt the words


We could do twosies-twosies,

Or one line at a time

I'll still guess based on scansion

Or otherwise on rhyme

I didn't write them down, 

Or remember like a nerd, so,

I never learnt the words boys,

I never learnt the words


CHORUS


Oh, Tell em to me slowly

And tell em to me clear

Walk me through each one of them,

Or whisper in my ear.

But just because you told me,

It doesn't mean I heard!

So I never learnt the words boys,

I never learnt the words


CHORUS


I've mostly got the chorus 

We've done it plenty times

It isn't all that complex,

It's just a couple lines.

But then I've got a solo

For the ENTIRE VEEEERRSE 

But. I.

Never learnt the words boys,

I never learnt the words


CHORUS x 2



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We acknowledge the Gadigal and Bidjigal people of the Eora nation, upon whose lands we gather and sing.
We acknowledge sovereignty was never ceded. This always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

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