"I'm Gonna Compose Epic Poetry"

"I'm Gonna Compose Epic Poetry"

by Michael Espinoza



He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
"I'll be an epic poet or I'll die a-tryin'."

He set to work
(He set to work)
To write an epic poem
(To write an epic poem)
He set to work
(He set to work)
To write an epic poem
(To write an epic poem)
He set to work
(He set to work)
To write an epic poem
(To write an epic poem)
He knew he'd write an epic or he'd die a-tryin'.

He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
"I'll be an epic poet or I'll die a-tryin'."

He read The Iliad
(He read The Iliad)
And The Odyssey
(And The Odyssey)
He read The Iliad
(He read The Iliad)
And The Odyssey
(And The Odyssey)
He read The Iliad
(He read The Iliad)
And The Odyssey
(And The Odyssey)
To help him write his epic poem or die a-tryin'.

He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
"I'll be an epic poet or I'll die a-tryin'."

He had a great hero
(He had a great hero)
For his epic poem
(For his epic poem)
He had a great hero
(He had a great hero)
For his epic poem
(For his epic poem)
He had a great hero
(He had a great hero)
For his epic poem
(For his epic poem)
For his epic poem he would write or die a-tryin'.

He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
"I'll be an epic poet or I'll die a-tryin'."

He had a mighty quest
(He had a mighty quest)
For his epic poem
(For his epic poem)
He had a mighty quest
(He had a mighty quest)
For his epic poem
(For his epic poem)
He had a mighty quest
(He had a mighty quest)
For his epic poem
(For his epic poem)
For his epic poem he would write or die a-tryin'.

He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
"I'll be an epic poet or I'll die a-tryin'."

He wrote for thirty days
(He wrote for thirty days)
On his epic poem
(On his epic poem)
He wrote for thirty days
(He wrote for thirty days)
On his epic poem
(On his epic poem)
He wrote for thirty days
(He wrote for thirty days)
On his epic poem
(On his epic poem)
On his epic poem he would write or die a-tryin'.

He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
"I'll be an epic poet or I'll die a-tryin'."

Not even halfway done
(Not even halfway done)
Was his epic poem
(Was his epic poem)
Not even halfway done
(Not even halfway done)
Was his epic poem
(Was his epic poem)
Not even halfway done
(Not even halfway done)
Was his epic poem
(Was his epic poem)
Was his epic poem he would write or die a-tryin'.

He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
"I'll be an epic poet or I'll die a-tryin'."

He wouldn't never give up
(He wouldn't never give up)
This epic poet to be
(This epic poet to be)
He wouldn't never give up
(He wouldn't never give up)
This epic poet to be
(This epic poet to be)
He wouldn't never give up
(He wouldn't never give up)
This epic poet to be
(This epic poet to be)
He'd write an epic poem or he'd die a-tryin'.

He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
"I'll be an epic poet or I'll die a-tryin'."

He wrote for thirty days more
(He wrote for thirty days more)
And thirty after that
(And thirty after that)
He wrote for thirty days more
(He wrote for thirty days more)
And thirty after that
(And thirty after that)
He wrote for thirty days more
(He wrote for thirty days more)
And thirty after that
(And thirty after that)
On his epic poem he'd write or die a-tryin'.

He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
"I'll be an epic poet or I'll die a-tryin'."

He finished it at last
(He finished it at last)
After ninety days
(After ninety days)
He finished it at last
(He finished it at last)
After ninety days
(After ninety days)
He finished it at last
(He finished it at last)
After ninety days
(After ninety days)
He wrote the epic poem he would write or die a-tryin'.

He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
"I'll be an epic poet or I'll die a-tryin'."

He wasn't satisfied
(He wasn't satsfied)
After ninety days
(After ninety days)
He wasn't satisfied
(He wasn't satsfied)
After ninety days
(After ninety days)
He wasn't satisfied
(He wasn't satsfied)
After ninety days
(After ninety days)
It was no good, his poem he'd write or die a-tryin'.

He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
"I'll be an epic poet or I'll die a-tryin'."

The publisher said no
(The publisher said no)
And others said the same
(And others said the same)
The publisher said no
(The publisher said no)
And others said the same
(And others said the same)
The publisher said no
(The publisher said no)
And others said the same
(And others said the same)
They didn't want the poem he would write or die a-tryin'.

He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
"I'll be an epic poet or I'll die a-tryin'."

He'd given it his all
(He'd given it his all)
And it wasn't any good
(And it wasn't any good)
He'd given it his all
(He'd given it his all)
And it wasn't any good
(And it wasn't any good)
He'd given it his all
(He'd given it his all)
And it wasn't any good
(And it wasn't any good)
This epic poem he would write or die a-tryin'.

He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
"I'll be an epic poet or I'll die a-tryin'."

He'd fallen in despair
(He'd fallen in despair)
'Til a friend did say
('Til a friend did say)
"Don't die so young and fair"
("Don't die so young and fair")
"Don't you feel dismayed"
("Don't you feel dismayed")
"An epic poem's rare"
("An epic poem's rare")
"But look what you have made"
("But look what you have made")
"You've made the greatest children's folk song I have known."

He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
"I'll be an epic poet or I'll die a-tryin'."

He thought about these words
(He thought about these words)
And you know what he did?
(And you know what he did?)
He thought about these words
(He thought about these words)
And you know what he did?
(And you know what he did?)
He thought about these words
(He thought about these words)
And you know what he did?
(And you know what he did?)
He sent his song to be recorded, and it was!

It was a hit with kids
(It was a hit with kids)
And with their parents, too
(And with their parents, too)
When life is on the skids
(When life is on the skids)
Do you know what to do?
(Do you know what to do?)
When inspiration bids
(When inspiration bids)
You do what's right for you
(You do what's right for you)
If it's not an epic poem, it's still good!

Now he's a famous man
(Now he's a famous man)
Singin' children's songs
(Singin' children's songs)
He should've known God's plan
(He should've known God's plan)
And known it all along
(And known it all along)
Both young and old are fans
(Both young and old are fans)
So how could this be wrong?
(So how could this be wrong?)
Didn't write an epic, but he didn't die a-tryin'!

He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
"I'll be an epic poet or I'll die a-tryin'."

He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
He said, "I'm gonna compose"
(He said, "I'm gonna compose")
"Epic poetry"
("Epic poetry")
"I'll be an epic poet or I'll die a-tryin'."
"I'll be an epic poet or I'll die a-tryin'."
"I'll be an epic poet or I'll die a-tryin'."