My family was away for the weekend and I came across a spider in the house - not ideal, quite phobic!
Luckily with family away, I was able to record so finally got my first three songs done. I would have liked to scream the chorus full volume from across the room on this song, but didn't want to risk waking the neighbours with "Save the baby".
I am not the first to suggest burning down houses due to spiders, in fact, no doubt someone's written it into a song before as well.
Well I was walking up my staircase
A normal thing to do
Walking up my staircase
Can be fun for me and you
When all of a sudden
I happened upon
A spider sitting on the wall
And everything went wrong
(Ahhhh It's a spider)
(Kill it! Kill it! Kill it!)
(Burn down the house, it's the only way)
I started eyeing up the spider
Planning possible approaches
Bug spray in the bedroom
But intended for cockroaches
I sprayed it many times
At least four or five
Golly gosh, what has gone wrong
This thing is still alive!
(Save the baby!)
(No one make any sudden movements)
(It's looking at me)
Upgrading to the vacuum
Is the next port of call
I plug it in and start it up
This should end it all
But I realised that the spider
Was alive as it went up the pipe
Only one more option left
I must set this place a light
(Ahhh It's a spider)
(Burn down the house, it's the only way)
(Save the baby)
I see spiders in the shadows
I see spiders in the flames
I spy them on the carpet
And on the window frames
But when police come knocking
To see who burnt down the house
Tell them it's the spiders fault
Not anybody else
(Save the baby)
@siebass Feb 2022
Came for the title for sure! Hope your fawm is going great so far. Burning down the house is the only way for sure. I got some laughs out of this. Spiders sure are creepy crawly horror factories. Excellent work!
@hummingbear Feb 2022
From vacuuming to arson, I love it! I apologize but I really enjoyed your terror - those subtle background lines had me laughing out loud! Well done.
(If I could just get your address I might mail you a small package, not sure they let living things through Customs though. Just trying to provide inspiration for your next song.)
@coolparadiso Feb 2022
Ha ha, you spider phobes! Best not come over here! Very funny well done!
@guatecoop Feb 2022
I love this! Wow, you are great with relating stories—quite a way with words and melody. Haha, this is so funny and charming and that guitar sounds great….that is a cool guitar part and the playing is very nice. Well done!
@leslie333 Feb 2022
As a fellow arachnophobe I can totally get this - very funny, understated (except for the yelling!) Nice!
@kevinmason Feb 2022
Haha. This is pretty funny. I really liked the voices in between the verses. Utter panic, I love it.