In honor of those returning to school, I have updated the words to the song from the movie Shrek (sung to the tune of Hallelujah).
It’s 6 am, the morning’s cool,
It’s time to get the kids to school
But you don’t want to leave your warm bed
Do ya?
The principal will call the fuzz
Just try to leave your bed because
It’s a cold cell when the cops
They catch up to ya.
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah.
I see you gave yourself a shake
Good luck getting the kids awake
Cold water seemed like
Such a good idea.
You’re out of gas,
The milk is bad
The children are pajama-clad,
The bus driver is waving
Goodbye to ya.
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah.
The driver stopped
He had a hunch
But no one noticed
Junior’s lunch
Still sitting on the seat
Right there next to ya.
You honk your horn
And blink your lights
But now the bus is
Out of sight
Your gas gauge
Keeps you from the cafeteria.
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah.
The kids come home
From their first day
You ask if it all went okay
They file complaints
About the new year to ya.
The crush they liked last year
has moved
The food at lunch
Has not improved
But one new kid is cute,
So Hallelujah!
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah.
Rae Lowery
La Center
