I don’t know how to make money doing voice work or writing songs, but I’m pretty good at fulfilling the pro bono gigs. Which is not a complaint. All things being equal (and aren’t they anyway?), I’d rather do things like this, if I can.

So I got an email from a guy from the Flying Dragon Arts Center and he asked me do some narration for an upcoming theater performance of Dracula for kids. He also wanted a fun song to alert the audience that it was Concession Time.

It’s pretty dumb and simple, but I liked the idea of doing a song for kids about candy and things. So here’s “The Concession Song”:

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Jason also put together a video to go with the song:

Lyrics:

Well it’s concession time, oh my goodness concession time
We’ve got popcorn and candy and crazy things that I can’t remember!

But we don’t have pickles, not a single silly pickle.
No spiders or tarantulas, earthquakes or Avalanchulas!
And no enchiladas. No mexican food at all, I’m afraid.

If you don’t have money, then you can’t have candy
If you want to buy a popcorn box
You have to wear your popcorn socks

And if you think that’s funny, then you can’t have candy
But you’re free to search around the floor
For candy wrappers and our store…

Of Pickles. We used to have a lot of pickles,
But the barrel disappeared one day
And all those pickles rolled away
So we don’t have pickles.

Well it’s concession time, oh my goodness concession time
We’ve got popcorn and candy and crazy things I can’t remember
But we don’t have any pickles.