“Jedi Mickey” lyrics Marc Gunn, Andrew McKee, music Marc Gunn
Performed by Brobdingnagian Bards
From CD: I Will Not Sing Along
A long time ago, a tugboat faraway.
Mickey whistled out a tune while bouncing away
He turned color after one too many drinks
Then called up Lucas saying, “Haha! Dude… your writing stinks!”
When Mickey sobered up, he called the board to plan,
“I've had a vision, a lightsaber in my hand
We'll make Star Wars as we wish upon a star
And will do it far better with a story by Pixar. Haha!”
[to the tune When you Wish upon a Star]
When the mouse wants your franchise
He'll start off licensing for rides.
If you're tired and you need some cash
He'll buy from you……
One part mouse and one part duck
One part Jedi and formulaic luck
A Wookie on my right and a Goofy one on my left
Merging these two companies… is the big test
There's a star destroyer shaped like a mushroom house
The Beagle boys stand before a Sith Lord mouse
While far away a Jedi Mouse stares into space
The three moons of Tatooine replaced… by Mickey's face
Mickey meets Minnie. The force is strong with her.
He lays a kiss on her, and the fans all hurl
Minnie is his sister and that folks is a shame
Our love for those mice will never… be the same
Mickey stabs the Sith. The dark mouse disappears
Wherever there's one Sith Lord, another will appear
A duck steps forward with a cloak as black as ink
With Jedi mice and ducks, I'll need… a stronger drink.
Chords: KEY Bm
[Am]Long time ago, in a tug-[G]boat faraway.
He [F]whistled out a tune and drank while [C]bouncing away
[Am]Mickey turned color after [G]one too many drinks
Then [F]called up Lucas saying [G]dude… your writing [C]stinks
[C]One part mouse, [G]one part duck
[F]One part Jedi and [C]formulaic luck
One doggie on my right and a [G]goofy one on my left
Merging [F]these two companies
… is the biggest [C]test
[to the tune When you Wish upon a Star]
[C]When the mouse wants [G]your franchise
He'll [F]start off licensing [C]it for rides.
[F]If you're tired and you [C]need some cash
He'll [G]buy from you… [G7]
Background
I was driving back from a gig in 2012 when I heard the news. Disney bought Star Wars. My brain immediately jumped to a satirical look at Star Wars AFTER Disney owned them. That included Mickey Mouse with a lightsaber. I called up Andrew McKee, my fellow Brobdingnagian Bard. We had popularized the “Jedi Drinking Song” years earlier. It was time for part 3 in our series.
Jedi Mickey Videos
from performance on Skellig Michael where The Last Jedi was filmed
from Brodingnagian Bards single
Credits
- Marc Gunn: autoharp, vocals
- Andrew McKee: recorder, vocals
