The Assertive Song

THE ASSERTIVE SONG
BY PETER BUFANO

You know, you've got to read a story 
so you can get the whole story 
so I can sing a song 
about the time you read a story.

You know, you've got to scramble an egg 
so you can have a scrambled egg 
so I can sing a song 
about the time you had an egg.

You know, you've got to do some things 
so you can get things done 
so I can sing a song 
about getting things done.

You know, I finally read a story 
about getting things done 
so  I could make a scrambled egg. 
You know, I finally read a story.

You know, I've got to sing a song 
about getting things done 
so that I can encourage you 
to do some things that you might not have done without my encouragement. 
You know, I've got to sing a song.

Doot do doot do ...
etc.