Mow the Yard, Maybe

I really love the song Call Me Maybe.  I feel better about that fact now that I know that I am not actually old enough to be the artist’s mother.  (Thanks to Wikipedia)  The song’s lyrics don’t really apply to me, so I thought it would be fun to try a rewrite of the catchy hit.  This way it applies to my life and makes a little bit more sense for me to sing it.  I also added a few notes and rewrites of my rewrites for your amusement.
Mow the Yard, Maybe
I threw a ball and it fell                       (Of course it fell, have you seen me throw a ball?)    Where it landed I can’t tell                  (Tall grass?  Nearsightedness?  Combination?)I looked to my kid as it fell                  (He should have been watching)And now it’s in my way                       (Kind of like the swings on the swing set)I might find it in a ditch                         (Which wouldn’t be so bad because I’m scared to mow the ditch.)With small toys and trash scattered amiss      (What?)I didn’t want to look for this                        (You got that right!)But now it’s in my wayThe ball’s bounce wasn’t holdin                  (Hello, I’m Heather and I’m not sporty.)The tall grass is all that’s showin                  (Good news!  No dandelions!)Hot day wind was blowin                           (It was dusty)  Where do you think it went don’t be lazy      (Get over here and help me!)Hey it rained this morning and this is crazy   (Is it?  Is it really?)But I’ll get my mower and mow already        (You are welcome neighborhood watch dogs.)It’s hard to look right at my yard I’ve been lazy        (Nearsighted, remember?)       But I’ll get my mower and mow it maybe            (I wonder if we have gas?)Hey it rained this morning and this is crazy But here’s my mower, so mow the yard maybe      (You volunteered right?)And all the other neighbors mowed already          (Of course they did.  Overachievers!)So I’ll get my mower and mow maybe                (I’ll do it myself.)You took your time helping to find the ball          (Slow poke)It took no time to mow at all                          (I was singing and dancing so it was fun.)You gave me no help at all                 (Was it my singing or the dancing that deterred you?)So still it’s in my way                               (I’ll just mow around it.)My skin got sun burned and pealed            (Aloe please?)In the sun and the pain is real                         (Ouch!)I didn’t know I would feel it                          (I’m quick)But now the pain is in my way                       (Again aloe?)The ball’s bounce wasn’t holdin                     (yeah yeah)The tall grass is all that’s showinHot day wind was blowinWhere do you think it went I’ve been so lazy?Hey it rained this morning and this is crazyBut I’ll get my mower and mow alreadyIt’s hard to look right at my yard I’ve been so lazyBut I’ll get my mower and mow it maybeHey it rained this morning and this is crazy But here’s my mower, so mow the yard maybeAnd all the other neighbors mowed alreadySo I’ll get my mower and mow maybeBefore I mowed my yard                               Before I mowed my yardThe grass was so tall                                       It looked so badThe grass was so tall                                       It looked so badThe grass was so so tall                                   It looked so so badBefore I mowed my yard                               Before I mowed my yardThe grass was so tall                                       It looked so badAnd you should know that                             And you should know thatIt was so so tall                                               It looked so so badTall tall tall                                                      Bad, bad, badIt’s hard to look right at my yard I’ve been so lazyBut here’s my mower, so mow the yard maybeHey it rained this morning and this is crazyBut I’ll get my mower and mow alreadyAnd all the other neighbors mowed alreadySo I’ll get my mower and mow maybeBefore I mowed my yardThe grass was so tallThe grass was so tall The grass was so so tallBefore I mowed my yard The grass was so tallAnd you should know that So mow my yard, maybe
So much fun to write, I would like to insert that this week we mowed first.  We felt like rock stars for an entire four hours.  Then the neighbors came home and went to work on their yards.  Those four hours were AWESOME!  We celebrated our small victory with ice cream.