Saturday, January 3, 2015
Holly
For those of you who've watched the American version of "The Office", there's an episode ("Employee Transfer") in Season Five where at the end Michael and Darryl return to Scranton after helping Michael's now ex-girlfriend and co-worker Holly schlep her stuff in a moving van back to Nashua, New Hampshire. Michael is distraught over losing her, and a consoling Darryl tries to teach him to sing the blues, but to no avail. I've often wondered what sort of blues song Michael might sing if he could find the right words to express his feelings. Maybe the one below, perhaps? (Well, no, not really.)
Dah dah duh dah duh
I once had me a woman
an' her name was Holly.
Made all the men say "Gosh!"
an' all the women say "Golly!"
But I ain't got her no more,
'cuz my baby's gone away.
An' I'm feelin' mighty mighty bad
an' that's why I gotta say:
Goddamn!
Holly! Ohhh, Holly!
Why you got to go away?
Oh, I need yo' sweet lovin', girl,
right here, right now, today!
(Oh, Daryl, you gotta pull this van ovah!
Pull it OVAH, my brutha!! I can't stand it no more!!
You gotta lemme out!! Lemme out!!
Lemme OUT!!!
Yeah! All right!)
Ole Mistah CEO
ain't like what he sees,
so he sent my baby far away
an' he had me beggin' "Please!"
GODDAMN!!
HOLLY!!! Ooooooh, Holly!!!
Why you got to go away?
Yes, I need yo' sweet lovin', girl,
right here, right now, today!
DB/12.22.14
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