LIGHTS! CAMERA!! ACTION!!!
music by Doctor Noize
words by Doctor Noize & The Mayor Of Grammaropolis
from Grammaropolis
 

Noun

Help!

Aaaaah!

 

Dispatcher

Calling all units!  Calling all units!

There’s a Noun stuck in a burning building and he can’t jump —

He’s too scared to take action

 

Policeman 

Roger, Roger…

This is Sergeant Do-Nuttin’

We just arrived at the donut shop

We can be there in…

Hold on…

45 minutes

Over

 

Action Verb

That will be too late…

Fear not, Noun

I’m on my way

‘Cause I’m an Action Verb

And I take action!

Now!

 

Director

Lights!  Camera!!  Action Verb!!!

 

Action Verb

I arrive at the scene of a burning building

Alas, on the third story is a Noun, and he says…

 

Noun

I can’t do anything!

 

Action Verb

Yes you can!

I entreat him

 

Noun

I can what?

 

Action Verb

You can…

Jump to safety!

Splat!
Oops
 

On second thought, maybe you should try to run down the stairs…

Yes!

Or you can swing to safety from the lamp post
 

But no matter what you do

When there’ s a fire

Then you must stop, drop and roll…

 

No matter what you do, you must take action!

So be an action hero, woman, man!

Yes, you must strive for quick retraction of inaction

Yes, they’re big words, ah, but I’m sure you understand

 

You must be taking action, making action all of the time

Always have adventure in mind

Yes! I’m taking action, making action all of the time

Whatever you seek, you shall find

 

‘Cause you’re an Action Verb!

Yes, an Action Verb!

It may sound absurd

But you’re an Action Verb!

So you can see, hear, dance, sing

Meow, swoon, love, cry…

Sometimes it exhausts me…

 

Director

Cut!

That’s a wrap

Everybody take five

 

Action Verb 

Great!

I will spend my time wisely and exercise, comb my hair, and gaze into the mirror

Forthwith I shall skip to my room and open the door…

Oh, excuse me

Wrong dressing room

 

Linking Verb

No worries, man

You’re here, come in, just be…

 

Action Verb

Who are you?

I don’t mean to intrude…

 

Linking Verb

Dude, I’m a Linking Verb

Be like me

Express a state of being, man

 

Action Verb

I am… confused

 

Linking Verb

Exactly, man!

You = confused

When you hear a verb you can replace with an equals sign…

That’s me, man

I’m all about equality, man

 

Action Verb

I love equality!

 

Linking Verb

Right on, brother

Then let’s all hold hands and sing in harmony

Here we go…

 

Linking Verb’s Groupies

I = happy

 

Linking Verb

I’m happy man, ‘cause the sky is blue

 

Groupies

The sky = blue

 

Action Verb

Then let’s go and see it!

 

Linking Verb

Why the hurry?

The Noun is safe

 

Groupies

The Noun = safe

 

Action Verb

Then let’s go do something profound!

 

Linking Verb

Now there you go…

 

Groupies

Profound = love

 

Linking Verb

Profundity is love, man

 

Action Verb

Beware and hide!

I see the Adverb coming

 

Linking Verb

You sound worried about being modified, man

Just let it be, be who you are

 

Action Verb

But I = action

 

Linking Verb

If that’s your satisfaction, man, go do your thing

 

Action Verb & Groupies

Goodbye!

 

Groupies

We can link up later!

 

Action Verb

I…  feel…  groovy!

 

Pronoun

Aaaaahhh!

 

Action Verb

Ha!
 

Pronoun

Help!!

 

Action Verb

Oh, my!

A damsel in distress!

 

Dispatcher

Calling all units!  Calling all units!

There’s a Pronoun stuck in a tall tree and she won’t budge —

She’s too scared to take action

 

Pronoun

Golly gee

I’m a she

Stuck in a tree

Such misery

Could thee be the he for me?

 

Action Verb

Could it be that she

Is the Pronoun for me?

‘Cause I’m a lonely Verb

But I take action!

ALWAYS!

 

Director

Lights!  Camera!!  Action Verb!!!

 

Action Verb

I arrive at the foot of a massive tree

Hanging from the end of the tallest branch is a Pronoun

And she says…

 

Pronoun

I can’t do anything!

 

Action Verb

Yes you can, m’lady!

 

Pronoun

But I’m scared!

 

Action Verb

Never fear! I am here!

And you are…

Beautiful, Pronoun.

 

Pronoun

Oh, save me, Action Verb!

Before I go splat under this tree…

 

Action Verb 

I will rescue you

We will ride off into the sunset

And I will call you…  You

 

Pronoun

Ooh!

 

Action Verb & Pronoun

I’ll be your Action Verb

I will be transitive

Or maybe intransitive

I will be all that you ask me to be…

 

Action Verb

I shall save you with my transitive verb powers!

I shall throw you the rope!

I shall offer you my hand!

And I shall regale you with tales of my past glory…

 

Pronoun

Nay!

I’ll not be saved by a Verb who passes his action onto an object

Am I just an object to you?

 

Action Verb

Ha! Nay!

Perhaps my intransitive verb powers…

Are what m’lady longs to see?

 

Pronoun

Yes, please!

— Says she

 

Action Verb

Then do not weep…

 

Pronoun

You set me free!

 

Action Verb

Then leap to me…

Leap, m’lady

 

Pronoun

Ha! Wheee!

 

Action Verb

Hooah…

 

Pronoun

Woo!

 
Action Verb

Awww! My back!

I… got you!

 

Pronoun

Sing with me!

 

Action Verb

Frankly, my dear…

 

Action Verb & Pronoun

No matter what you do, you must take action!

So be an action hero, woman, man!

Yes, you must strive for quick retraction of inaction

Yes, they’re big words, ah, but I’m sure you understand
 

You must be taking action, making action all of the time

Always have adventure in mind

Yes! I’m taking action, making action all of the time

Whatever you seek, you shall find
 

‘Cause you’re an Action Verb!

Yes, an Action Verb!

It may sound absurd

But you’re an Action Verb!

So you can see, hear, dance, sing

Meow, swoon, love, cry, kiss?!?

 

Pronoun

Kiss me, Action Verb!

 

Action Verb & Pronoun

(Kiss)

 
Linking Verb

I now Pronoun you He and She, man…

 

Pronoun

Oh, my, that’s a lot of applause…

 

Action Verb

Thank you, thank you so much, thank you so much
 
Pronoun

Oh!

 
Action Verb

And give it up for my co-star, the Pronoun!

 

Pronoun

Oh!  Thank you!

 

Action Verb

Lights!  Camera!!  Action Verb!!!

 

Pronoun

Lights!  Camera!!  Action Verb!!!

 

Action Verb

Lights!  Camera!!  Action Verb!!!

 

Pronoun

Lights!  Camera!! Ac–

 

Adverb

— Action Verb!!!

We meet again

Prepare to be modified

 

Action Verb

Alas!

An Adverb

Do your worst…

 

Adverb

Very well, then…

Quickly

 

Pronoun

Ha! Quickly?!?

 

Action Verb

You must be taking action, making action all of the time
 

Pronoun

Woo!
 

Action Verb

Always have adventure in mind…

 

Pronoun

Woo!

 

Adverb

Stop!

Now… slowly

 

Pronoun

Slowly!?!…

 

Action Verb

Making action, taking action all of the time…

 

Pronoun

Hmmm?

 

Action Verb

Whatever you seek, you shall find…

‘Cause you’re an Action Verb…

An Action Verb…

 

Pronoun

Pssst!

Wake up!

 

Action Verb

Lights, camera, Action Verb…

Action Verb…

 

Action Verb Voice
Linking Verb Voice
Noun Voice
Pronoun Voice
Adverb Voice
Policeman Voice
Dispatcher Voice
Director Voice
Groupies Voices
Lenny Long Tail Harp
Riley The Robot Piano

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