September 09, 2008

Tendulkar for a song

This month of September
I’d gladly dismember
Somehow, I’d rather be in October
Or mid way thru November
But you gotta do the dirty work, just ask the plumber
Play the shite and play it right, if you wanna be a contender!
For heaven’s sake, just ask Tendulkar!

Now I just used Sach to rhyme with this song
Know better than to use the cricketing equivalent of King Kong
But is it wrong, is it wrong, is it wrong?
To have Tendulkar, for a song, for a song, for a song!

I don’t know why Pepsico dropped him,
I don’t know why Coca Cola knocked him
What will they do without him?
Pray, what will we do without him?

Pray, pray, pray!

I’m already forgotten Sri Lanka,
I’m all ready for the Aussie tanker
I’m all ready for the English wanker
I’m all ready for SRT the banker

How he’ll cash in like he was the 90s
How he’ll cash in like he was the deities
How he’ll cash in like he was no frailties
Yeah, how he’ll cash in like he was no frailties

But

This month of September
I’d gladly dismember
Somehow, I’d rather be in October
Or mid way thru November
But you gotta do the dirty work, just ask the plumber
Play the shite and play it right, if you wanna be a contender!
For heaven’s sake, just ask Tendulkar!

Now I just used Sach to rhyme with this song
Know better than to use the cricketing equivalent of King Kong
But is it wrong, is it wrong, is it wrong?
To have Tendulkar, for a song, for a song, for a song!

(To be performed by Lou Reed, ideally)

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22 comments:

Anonymous said...

sach wud rock the auzzies :P

Anonymous said...

sweet!!!

straight point said...

reincarnated gaurav...

Gaurav Sethi said...

buzz - yeah, if they don't rock themselves. sach will be more patient for one.

Gaurav Sethi said...

cheers Homer! touched the mumbaikar chord, did i?

Gaurav Sethi said...

sp - what have i become?

straight point said...

cricketing version of gulzar?

Anonymous said...

a javed akhtar may be

sraghuna said...

They say he didnt have an enemy
His was a greatness to behold
He was the last surviving progeny
The last one on this side of the world

He measured a five foot four from tip to tail
Short & stout with powerful shins
They say he could split a mountain in two
Thats how we got into the cricketers pantheon

Last great cricketing indian male
Last great cricketing indian male
Last great cricketing indian male
Last great criccketing indian male
(Also to be sung to the melody by Mr.Reed)

Gaurav Sethi said...

sr - sure had a male of a time. Lou and behold

Q said...

Hhaha.. great to come back to some NC style blogging! Loved it..

Gaurav Sethi said...

Good to see you back Q!
do swing by at http://boredcricketcrazyindians.blogspot.com/

Ankit said...

interesting poetry...

Hey

I saw that you had Six and Out (www.sixandout.net) in your blogroll. This is just to bring to your notice that Six and Out has been retired and The Free Hit (www.thefreehit.blogspot.com) has taken its place. Its by the same author – Ankit (thats me).

Please make the change in the blogroll.

Thanks

Soulberry said...

Brilliant again!

This month of September
I’d gladly dismember
Somehow, I’d rather be in October
Or mid way thru November
But you gotta do the dirty work, just ask the plumber...


Epitomizes how exactly I've been feeling lately.

How are you Gaurav? Yesterday was a bad day.

Gaurav Sethi said...

Ankit - Done.

Gaurav Sethi said...

Thanks sb.
let's speak on mail.

Anonymous said...

Seriously man, I can't wait for October. SRT will rock with the Bank and you did with the poem. :)

Anonymous said...

Hmm... time to take out my sad guitar which I'm abusing in the name of learning to play. We should do a cricket music jam sometime... hits of naked cricket :). You take the money, I take the groupies... what do you say!

Gaurav Sethi said...

VM - what's yr take on srt's pull out from the irani trophy?

Gaurav Sethi said...

scorpi - sure. in india, they're usually group-hees.

Anil Singh said...

Good rhyming NC :) Especially the opening piece

Gaurav Sethi said...

cheers and thanks AB!