("First of May" - Jonathan Coulton
Performed in Sign Language by Stephen Torrence, Kevin Saunders and Greg Briley)
[Instrumental]
I woke up this morning
MORNING I AWAKE
I had a scone and a large house blend
SCONE EAT, COFFEE DRINK
And then a little conversation with my squirrel and chipmunk friends
SQUIRREL, CHIPMUNK FRIEND [ix-loc] CONVERSE
I said I’m sick and tired of winter
I TELL-THEM WINTER SICK-OF-IT
And I wish that it was spring
I WISH SPRING START SOON
And then a little fellow named Robin Red Breast
BIRD ROBIN FLY-DOWN
began to sing
START SING
And he sang
HE SING
Ooh ooh child, what’d you think
[O-handshape] CHILD YOU THINK
the cold winter’s gonna last forever?
WINTER CONTINUE?
Ooh ooh child, now’s the time for all the people
[O-handshape] NOW ALL PEOPLE MUST COME-
to get together outside
TOGETHER OUTSIDE
Cause it’s the first of May, first of May
NOW MAY 1ST, MAY 1ST
Outdoor fucking starts today
FUCK++ OUTSIDE START TODAY
So bring your favorite lady
BRING YOUR FAVORITE WOMAN
Or at least your favorite lay
OR YOUR FAVORITE HOOKER
The water’s not cold baby dip in your big toe
WATER FINE, TOE DIP-IN
Maybe I’ll see you in flagrante delicto
MAYBE I SEE-[you] NAKED
Grass below you, sky above
GRASS FLOOR, SKY
Celebrate spring with a crazy little thing called
CELEBRATE SPRING HOW?
fucking outside
FUCK++ OUTSIDE
I thanked him for the information
THANK-[him] FOR INFORM
I cried a little when he flew away
HE FLY, I CRY
I watched an episode of The People’s Court
I WATCH TV
And I tried to plan my day
MY DAY TRY PLAN
I called up my old lady
WIFE CALL-[her]
She wasn’t home so I called my girl
NOT HOME, MY GIRL CALL-[her]
I asked her if she’d like to join me as
I ASK-[her] IF SHE WANT TWO-OF-US
Entertain the world
WORLD ENTERTAIN
And I said
I SAY
Ooh ooh child, I’ll bring a blanket and I promise
[O-handshape] CHILD, BLANKET BRING,
I will brush the ants off
ANTS I WIPE-OFF
Ooh ooh child, you’re gonna like it
[O-handshape]
when we’re taking each other’s pants off outside
PANTS++ REMOVE, YOU ENJOY OUTSIDE
Cause it’s the first of May, first of May
NOW MAY 1ST, MAY 1ST
Outdoor fucking starts today
FUCK++ OUTSIDE START TODAY
So bring your favorite lady
BRING YOUR FAVORITE WOMAN
Or at least your favorite lay
OR YOUR FAVORITE HOOKER
The water’s not cold baby dip in your big toe
WATER FINE, TOE DIP-IN
Maybe I’ll see you in flagrante delicto
MAYBE I SEE-[you] NAKED
Grass below you, sky above
GRASS FLOOR, SKY
Celebrate spring with a crazy little thing called
CELEBRATE SPRING HOW?
fucking outside
FUCK++ OUTSIDE
So we went to the park together
TWO-OF-US GO-TO PARK
We were walking in the midday sun
NOON WALKING
We met all kinds of people and we
MEET+++
We fucked everyone
FUCK+++
We fucked a lady who sells ice cream
WOMAN ICE CREAM VENDOR, FUCK-[her]
We fucked a man with a tan Shar Pei
MAN WITH DOG TAN, FUCK-[him]
Everyone who needed fucking well they
ALL PEOPLE NEED SEX
They got fucked today
THEY FUCK+++
So come on
COME
Ooh ooh child, open your mind and your heart,
[O-handshape] CHILD MIND, HEART OPEN++,
feel the spirit moving through you
FEEL HEAT [all-over]
Ooh ooh child, you’ll feel the warmth of the love [O-handshape]
CHILD YOU FEEL LOVE
when I stick it to you outside
WHEN I FUCK-[you] OUTSIDE
Cause it’s the first of May, first of May
NOW MAY 1ST, MAY 1ST
Outdoor fucking starts today
FUCK++ OUTSIDE START TODAY
So bring your favorite lady
BRING YOUR FAVORITE WOMAN
Or at least your favorite lay
OR YOUR FAVORITE HOOKER
The water’s not cold baby dip in your big toe
WATER FINE, TOE DIP-IN
Maybe I’ll see you in flagrante delicto
MAYBE I SEE-[you] NAKED
Grass below you, sky above
GRASS FLOOR, SKY
Celebrate spring with a crazy little thing called
CELEBRATE SPRING HOW?
Fucking outside
FUCK++ OUTSIDE
Fucking outside
FUCK++ OUTSIDE
Fucking outside
FUCK++ OUTSIDE
WHAT THE FUCK?!?
(left) Sorry, Dad / (right) Sorry, Mom
SORRY, DAD / SORRY, MOM
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