Tuba Man

In case you haven't heard, Seattle lost its beloved Tuba man (just google "tuba man" in google news) who played in front of sports and arts venues for decades. Here's a song for him:

A long long time ago
I can still remember
How that guy used to make us laugh
I can't remember if I cried
When I read about his cruel attack

But something touched me deep inside
The day the Tuba Man died.....

** change of key, with harmonica and tuba ***

Its one o' clock on a sunday
The seahawks crowd shuffles in
There's an young man standing next to me
And he's brought his wife and his kids.

He says, son, can you play a tune for me?
But he's not not really sure how it goes
So he puffs My Sharona and everyone is in stiches
as he wears Seahawks on his hat and his clothes

La la la, de de daLa la, de de da da da

Chorus:
Play us a song,
you're the Tuba Man
Play us a song tonight!
Well we're all in the mood for your melodies
and you're the greatest fan in our sight

Now Ed McMichael was a friend of mine
They'd invite him and get his tickets for free
He could left town for the symphony
But this was where he'd rather be.

Oh, la la la, de de daLa la, de de da da da

Chorus
Play us a song, you're the Tuba Man
Play us a song tonight!
Well we're all in the mood for your melodies
and you're the greatest fan in our sight

It was a pretty good crowd after game at the Key
And the passers by give him a smile
And they stood from afar, and put bread in his jar
And asked, man, what are you doin here?

But one fateful night, those kids knocked him down
They patched him up and sent him home
He quietly went, and he didn't get up
And we pondered, who was this great man!

McCaw Hall sounded like a Carnival
At Quest field they all gave a cheer
As the Husky Band spelled out "Tuba Man!"
We'll never forget when you were here.

Play us a song, you're the Tuba Man
Play us a song tonight!
Well we're all in the mood for your melodies
and you're the greatest fan in our sight