The following are a selection of works created in EMSP's songwriting class last year. The spirit of road maintainence has propelled our students to new heights of creativity, to wit:
to the tune of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
In the driveway, the broken driveway, the freshmen move the car,
(Refrain) Ee-ee-ee-eemeet Meeker's Paving School,
In the alley, the noisy alley, the sophomores mix concrete,
Refrain
In the avenue, the crackèd avenue, the juniors place the cones,
Refrain
On the highway, the busy highway, the seniors can be seen,
Refrain A Paver's Nightmare
to the tune of "Losing My Religion" by R.E.M.
refrain:
Every road cone and every detour sign I've
That was just a dream
The Ballad Of PennDOT
to the tune of "The Way" by Fastball
They used their "SLOW" sign
Anyone can see the road that they work on is full of cracks
They stopped for some lunch
Anyone can see the road that they work on is full of holes
All material © 1999-2000 by Eemeet Meeker Online Enterprises, except stuff we stole from other people as indicated in the credits.
EMSP Alma Mater
Optional bass line (Wimoweh): "A-Eemeet Mee-ker, Eemeet Mee-ker, Eemeet Mee-ker..."
In the driveway, the crappy driveway, then they pour the tar.
Ee-ee-ee-eemeet Meeker's Paving School
In the alley, the dirty alley, the sophomores fill the street.
In the avenue, the patchèd avenue, the juniors rake the stones.
On the highway, the four-lane highway, on shovels they do lean.
Oooh, that's a pothole
It's bigger than you and you are stuck now.
You need someone to fix it
The cracks in the asphalt
Oh no, it's breaking up
You need some help...
That's me in the spreader
That's me in the back hoe
Come to fix the highway
Trying to smooth it down
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no, I've paved too much
I haven't paved enough
I thought that I brought the roller,
I thought that I poured the tar,
I think I thought I spread the chips...
Set up by the highway
Trying to keep the traffic out
'Till the asphalt has cooled and hardened
Oh no, I've paved too much
I paved it all
Come look at this
Come look at this, I covered up the drain,
Come look at this as well
Cats stuck in the road, we failed,
What if all these cars get stuck
And I get sued and now I've paved
Too much
I thought that I did a good job
I thought that the foreman'd be proud
I think I thought I'd get a raise
That was just a dream
(refrain)
That was just a dream
That was just a dream, just a dream,
just a dream, dream...
They got off the truck
And they started drilling
The detour sign's been up since Mother's Day
This exit's got eternal roadbed filling
But what were they saving by not ever
Paving the way?
To keep traffic moving
The pothole's getting filled now, so they say
Just leaning on their shovels, never proving
What they were saving by not ever
Paving the way
The asphalt they're pouring is sticky and black.
The backhoe is digging
A hole in the Interstate
You can see the blinking sign saying "Please Merge Right,"
The roadway is full now,
The traffic's quite tight
They're fixing the highway,
The roads in PA are great...
And they shut the crane down
We'll get to Erie hopefully some day
'Cause PennDOT chose today to shut this lane down
But what were they saving by not ever
Paving the way?
They've got traffic cones
And some stop signs on poles
The blacktop is cracking
Right off of the Interstate
You can see the barrier horses show you where to go
Their paychecks are filled
With the taxpayers' dough
They're fixing the highway,
The roads in PA are great...