THE VERY MODEL OF A MUSIC STAGER VEN'RABLE

(If Gilbert & Sullivn had written 'American Pie')

He was the very model of a music stager ven'rable
But information terrible on doorstep: life untenable
Ago when king was Elvis, Clear Lake, snowy night historical
Young Richie, the Big Bopper too - if only they'd had oracle
Not very well, near-fainted, blue, with news very dramatical
A blunder aviational, appalling and traumatical
Spared matrimonial earful but I'm tearful: need-a-blotter news
So many cheerful tracks, oh but not fair, no longer want to use

With many cheerful tracks, oh but not fair, no longer want to use
With many cheerful tracks, oh but not fair, no longer want to use
Something has died, deep down inside, their memory cannot abuse

No merry mood, disintegrated, dry at river tumulus
We go vehicularly for lame healing alco-cure-olous
In short, it matters - veritable, both specific, general
He was the very model of a music icon ven'rable

In short, it matters - veritable, both specific, general
He was our Buddy Holly, was a music icon ven'rable

I know our rich rock history, King Michael's and Sir Mixalot's
From dance and hard-rock fix rendered by pretty face and punky snots
Words wrote sans elegance and all the rhymes and keys and tabulars
Of sonics and five/four and eccentricities so fabulous

I can tell undoubted steel rails from fenceposts and pop atrocities
I know the joking walrus and war dogs of high velocities
Then I catch strum and moog by which I've heard the music keen and soar
Then listen to the airs from that eternal essence seen before

Then listen to the airs from that eternal essence seen before
Then listen to the airs from that eternal essence seen before
Yet still it's raining in my heart, it doesn't matter any more

Let Satan smite the moshing pit and gross moronic goony dorm
And sell you every detail of Kardash-i-anous new abnorm
In short, in matters dreadable and cannibal and visceral
He is the dark Lord Gaga of a mass manipulatable

In short, he shatters hedge and gable, an' he mean and miserable
He is the very model of a malodorous Hannibal

In fact, now I know what it meant when decades were unravelin'
Now I can tell by sight of AK rifle with which travelin'
When from their lairs for sorties and 'surprises' soldiers dare react
And now I know precisely what is meant by pre-emptive attack
Now I have learnt what progress is made in the art of gunnery
In drones and rocket launchers that are deployed by the tonnery
In short when adult shattering of childhood pleasures batter me
I know a better age when Buddy rocked my night on Saturdee

I know a better age when Buddy rocked my night on Saturdee
I know a better age when Buddy rocked my night with Ollie G
Down there in Lubbock, Texas, where our Buddy met El Prez-erly

For musical pop knowledge, know I'm picky, unadventury
Great songs have been put down but like to go back half a century
And still he matters, memorable, adm'rable and singable
He was the very model of a music icon ven'rable

But still it matters, memorable, adm'rable and singable
He was the very model of a music icon ven'rable