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From: drice@ponder.csci.unt.edu (D. Keith Rice)
Subject: The alt.fan.letterman Official David Letterman Song Book
Message-ID: <drice.752387965@ponder>
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Summary: This posting contains the lyrics of original songs that have
been performed on Late Show with David Letterman or Late Night
with David Letterman.
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Version: 1.01
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The alt.fan.letterman Official David Letterman Song Book
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Author: Keith Rice (drice@ponder.csci.unt.edu)
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Welcome to the alt.fan.letterman Official David Letterman Song Book!
It's purpose is to provide you with a copy of the lyrics to songs that
have originated on either Late Show with David Letterman or Late Night
with David Letterman. The lyrics contained herein have been sent to
me by readers of a.f.l and some have taken from postings on the net.
Starting with this version of the Song Book, a diff listing will be
posted in a separate article.
Please send any and all suggestions, comments, corrections, and new
information to me, Keith Rice (drice@ponder.csci.unt.edu) via email.
Your input will help improve the quality of the Song Book. Please
send any and all flames to /dev/null.
My thanks and appreciation go out to: Jay Adams, Steve Hayman, Don
McConnell, Mike (bain@bucknell.edu), Elson Trinidad, Justin Vaccari,
and Tim Veatch.
Keith Rice
drice@ponder.csci.unt.edu
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This Song Book is available via anonymous FTP at the following sites:
Site
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quartz.rutgers.edu /pub/tv+movies/letterman/songbook.z
rtfm.mit.edu /pub/usenet/news.answers/letterman/songbook
The Song Book is also available via mail server. Just send email to
the server, mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with the following line in the
body of the message: "send usenet/news.answers/letterman/songbook".
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SONG: The David Letterman Theme Song (as sung by Bill Murray)
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It's a late night show starring Dave,
Dave Letterman, Indianapolis' own,
Silly skits, music and guests,
Is Bud Melman for real, hey man I don't know
It's news and it's sports, It's weather reports,
Tryin so hard to please you,
It's good for the farmers, milkmen and snake charmers,
There's even a chuckle or two,
It's The Dave Letterman show,
TV's crazy funny man,
Where is that Marvin Albert with his bloopers,
Your gonna love, love that Dave, love is Dave, Here comes Dave!
SONG: The David Letterman Theme Song (as sung by Paul Shaffer)
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Background (from a post by Gerson Koenig--gmkoenig@acsu.buffalo.edu):
There was a viewer mail letter once from a guy who had a public access
show and had his own lyrics for the song, which he used on said show.
I can't remember any of his lyrics, but Paul came back with his own
set of lyrics that went something like this:
Down in Melbourne, F-L-A,
Some guy named Bill(?) is ripping me off.
And don't you know now, my lawyers say legally
That Bill's house and car belong to me.
SONG: Late Night World of Love
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There's a cool breeze blowin'.
You can feel it 'cross the land.
It's surfin' fun,
A dad and son,
A place where you can stand.
And Late Night is the reason
Our forefathers fought with pride.
It's clear blue skies,
Grandma's eyes,
A feeling that's deep inside.
[chorus]
It's a Late Night world.
It's a world that we can share.
So turn on your TV
And watch it with me.
It's a Late Night world of love.
There's a whole new generation
Who are willing to say "yes."
It's soups and stews,
A wall of shoes,
A thing called "happiness."
So change the channel, change your life.
It doesn't cost a thing.
We're talking loud,
We're standing proud,
Now join us as we sing.
[chorus]
[chorus]
SONG: The Viewer Mail Theme
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Viewer Mail, Viewer Mail,
Friday is the day we read viewer mail.
First we read them, Then we answer them,
That's the little thing we call Viewer Mail
SONG: Lettermania (by Carl Reiner)
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Lettermania,
Lettermania,
(repeat 100 times)
Let your Lettermania go!
SONG: The Strong Guy, the Fat Guy, the Genius
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The Strong Guy, the Fat Guy, the Genius
God gave them each a special gift at birth
They break it, they eat it, they solve it
That's the reason they were put upon this Earth
One's strong, one's fat, one's a genius
There's nothing they don't break or eat or know
Nobody's sure where they came from
Nobody's sure where they might go
The Strong Guy, the Fat Guy, the Genius
God gave them each a special gift at birth
They break it, they eat it, they solve it
That's the reason they were put upon this Earth
A chair...he'll break it!
A pear...he'll eat it!
A square...he'll calculate the size!
Mr. Strong Guy, Mr. Fat Guy, Mr. Genius
You're three modern heroes in disguise
They break it, they eat it, they solve it
That's the reason they were put upon this earth
That's the reason they were put upon this earth
That's the reason they were put upon this earth!
SONG: Car and Truck Rental Song
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Driving the road, rent a car.
Carrying a load, rent a truck.
We have the latest models.
Rent a car or truck from us.
SONG: Yeah!
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Yeah! (repeat as desired)
SONG: Bermuda
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Bermuda!
It's a cuckoo kind of place,
A nutty, nutty kind of space.
Bermuda!
SONG: Up With Hal Gurnee
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What's up with Hal Gurnee?
He is our kind of guy.
So what's up with Hal Gurnee?
The best friend that money can buy!
SONG: GE Theme Song
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You can put your confidence
In the brand of excellence,
The household appliances
That bear the name GE!
SONG: The CBS Mailbag Song
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Letters
We got letters
We gots lots and lots* of letters
* Only one at a time.
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This article is Copyright (c) 1993 by Keith Rice.
It may be freely distributed so long as the author's name, and this
notice, remain intact. It may be distributed as long as no fee is
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