A country boy decides to visit a big city art museum.
art
surrealism
boots
ear
hat
van gogh
pointillism
alexander calder
Story behind the song
I worked for a few years as a VSO ( Visitor Services Officer ) at the Seattle Art Museum. One of the major exhibits while I was there was a huge show of the works of Alexander Calder , most of which were owned by some rich guy in Bellevue.
This song is the result of spending hours on end watching those damn mobiles spin around.
Lyrics
Did Alexander Calder have a Mobile Home ?
David Damroze
www.macjams.com/artist/damroze
Once when I was in the big city
The concierge in the hotel told me
That on Thursday nights the art museum was free.
So I pulled on my boots and put on my hat
Had the fellow call me a taxi
And went down there to see what I could see.
Metal and wires hanging from the ceiling
Various shapes spinning and reeling
And a woman in a suit explaining what it meant
When it came time for the q&a session
She asked if there were any questions
I raised my hand I said something like this :
Did Alexander Calder have a Mobile Home?
Was he mentally stabile, did he like to roam,
Was he anti-social or did he hang around
Could he hold a steady job or was he fired
Was he kind of mellow, was he really wired
Did Alexander Calder have a Mobile home ?
Well all those city folks gave me a look
Like I never ever thought of reading a book
Especially some bald guy wearing a turtleneck sweater
He walked right up got in my face
And I said to him "now looky here Ace
You'll back off if you know whats good for you."
Near a pointillist painting he poked me in the eye
I didn't even bother to ask him why
after that unfriendly gesture the fight was on.
We tumbled into a Pablo Picasso
His nose on my ear , my eye on his elbow
He bounced off a sunflower and bit off a piece of my ear
we rolled into the surrealism gallery
Fishy lightbulb mustache lingerie
About that time the police had arrived
Did Alexander Calder have a Mobile Home?
Was he mentally stabile, did he like to roam,
Was he anti-social , did he hang around
Could he hold a job or was he fired
Was he kind of mellow, was he really wired
Did Alexander Calder have a Mobile home ?
well if you're ever in the city
And visit the museum on a Thursday
It's best to keep your opinions to yourself
Those art types take themselves seriously
If you speak you'll probly' wind up like me
And spend your weekend sitting in a cell
Did Alexander Calder have a Mobile Home?
Was he mentally stabile, did he like to roam,
Was he anti-social , did he hang around
Could he hold a job or was he fired
Was he kind of mellow, was he really wired
Did Alexander Calder have a Mobile home ?
Copyright 2010 David Damroze (ASCAP)
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