Edric Haleen - Lansing, Michigan

from SpinTunes Sampler by Various Artists

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"Ol' Man Edric" is back! One of the few surviving relics from Masters of Song Fu, Edric has been part of every SpinTunes except ST9 (when he went on a honeymoon instead) and the two "Champion versus Shadow" competitions (the two summers during which he first wrote and then worked to produce a full-length musical based on Jonathan Coulton's song, The Princess Who Saved Herself)! Edric would like to thank Travis for his seminal role in everything that SpinTunes is, has been, and continues to be . . . and to encourage him to seize upon the nearest excuse, any excuse, whatever excuse, to escape the confines of the hell that is, has been, and will in all likelihood continue to be Ohio.

lyrics

In honor of SpinTunes Two . . .
We’d like to present to you . . .
A “not-so-very-long,”
Completely worthless song
About Lansing, Michigan!

Lansing, Michigan’s
The greatest place on earth!
So why not come to Lansing
And be part of all the mirth?
We’re selling houses here
For nearly half of what they’re worth
In Lansing, Michigan!

Don’t believe the news --
Our city’s not a dive.
Our unemployment’s ten percent,
But -- eh! -- we still survive!
‘Cause once GM is solvent,
Our economy will thrive
In Lansing, Michigan!

It’s true -- for major sports teams
We’re a little too far west.
We can go watch the Lugnuts,
But Detroit’s got all the rest.
But even if we’re lacking,
There’s a fact that brings us smiles --
We’re very proud to say
There’s not a Wolverine for miles!!

Lansing, Michigan
Is where you oughtta be!
So many bars to frequent
And so many sights to see!
And if you come to visit
You could come and visit me!!

In Lan...
(Don’t be a prima donna!)
...sing . . .
(You know you really wanna!)
Michigan!
(We don’t you come and visit me?)

(It’s nowhere NEAR Ohio!!!)

credits

from SpinTunes Sampler, released July 1, 2017
happinessboard.com/Edric_Haleen.html

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