American Pie-sing along!

I wrote this as a pre-op back in Feb 2004. It goes out to all of you with love!!

Sung to "American Pie" by Don Mclean
New version by Dori Mc-LEAN

A long long time ago
We can still remember
How a twinkie used to make us smile
And we knew if we had our chance
That we'd soon outgrow our pants
And maybe we'd be happy for a while
But the weight gain made us shiver
with every step our chins would quiver
Good news found on a website
We weren't alone in the fight
We all shared how we'd cried
Over failed diets that we'd tried
Then we were banded deep inside
And one day, the hunger died
So.. Bye, bye to the fat on our thighs
We were heavy, like a Chevy,
so the band we did try
Us good ole banders stick together, no lie
Singing, tomorrow smaller pants I will buy
Tomorrow smaller pants I will buy
Did you write the post above?
About your clothes fittin' like a glove?
Does your mirror tell you so?
Now do you believe fat takes it's toll?
And bandin' might save your mortal soul?
And can you teach yourself how to eat real slow?
Well, I know that you'll be getting' thin
Insurance approval will come in
You'll kick off your blues
Once you start to lose
I was a lonely overweight eatin fool
Any kinda food would make me drool
But I knew I'd found some luck
The day the hunger died.
I started singing
Bye, bye to the fat on my thighs
I was heavy, like a Chevy,
so the band we did try
Us good ole banders stick together, no lie
Singing, tomorrow smaller pants I will buy
Tomorrow smaller pants I will buy
Now, for ten years I was on my own
And fat grew thick upon my bones
But that's not how has to be
With banding you can be so lean
Wear smaller clothes than you've ever seen
As the pounds fall off of you and me
And as our weight is going down
We might PB all over town
Our food it will return
Til proper chewing we have learned
Some think this option is a lark
But we'll do laps around the park
And chat online until it's dark
On how one day our hunger died
We'll be singing
Bye, bye to the fat on our thighs
We were heavy, like a Chevy,
so the band we did try
Us good ole banders stick together, no lie
Singing, tomorrow smaller pants I will buy
Tomorrow smaller pants I will buy
Helter skelter in the summer swelter
pounds fly off with our fat melter
Eight pounds down and falling fast
I think came off of my ass
A handsome man made a pass
Perhaps celibacy will be in my past?
Now half way to goal we'll start to bloom
And turn heads when we enter a room
We'll all get up to dance
Not afraid to take the chance
As the fat began to yield
Our hipbones were revealed
Do you recall with glee we squealed?
The day our hunger died
We started singing
Bye, bye to the fat on our thighs
We were heavy, like a Chevy,
so the band we did try
Us good ole banders stick together, no lie
Singing, tomorrow smaller pants I will buy
Tomorrow smaller pants I will buy
Oh, and now we eat at a slower pace
We no longer stuff our face
With no room left to binge again
So now we're nimble and we're quick
And our waists are not so thick
Cause the band is our true friend
And as we lost our flabby cage
Life's journey turned another page
No pound cake made in hell
Could break our losing spell
And as the pounds went out of sight
We knew our decision was right
You'll see our post of sheer delight T
he day our hunger died
We were singing
Bye, bye to the fat on our thighs
We were heavy, like a Chevy,
so the band we did try
Us good ole banders stick together, no lie
Singing, tomorrow smaller pants I will buy
Tomorrow smaller pants I will buy
I met a girl who sang the blues
Because she had some pounds to lose
But she got banded yesterday!!!
Now she knows just what's in store
As she starts losing pounds galore I
n the future, it surely seems
She'll achieve her weight loss dreams
On food no longer choken
Her plateaus all were broken
And the fellow banders I admire most
I can't wait to read their posts
Of all of us, they've lost the most
One day their hunger died
And they were singing
Bye, bye to the fat on our thighs
We were heavy, like a Chevy,
so the band we did try
Us good ole banders stick together, no lie
Singing, tomorrow smaller pants I will buy
Tomorrow smaller pants I will buy

THAT was cool! How creative are YOU!!! Well done! This was right in time for me, I leave tomorrow for MX to get my band...I'll be hummin' this tune!

Thanks Dori B!!!

Funny! I can hear Don McLean singing . . .

ohmigod that's brilliant!!! LOVE it - definitely an anthem for any future bashes!!!

I could hear his voice singing it in my head too!! how funny. And Yaeehhh Kathy!! Sing like no ones listning!

Pure genius. You made my day with this. Now, who's gonna sing it and burn it on a CD and mail it to me?

I'm still singing "Tomorrow smaller pants I will buy"

just print it and take it with you to karioki night-I'm sure they would have the song!!!

That lyrics were fabulous and I was laughing outloud!

That Is Very Cool- I loved it

What talent you have. That was fun.

Thank you for sharing this! I needed a good laugh today!!!

This is my new tune I walk on the treadmill to. I printed it out large and stuck it there and sing out loud as I walk. What a great inspiration. THANK YOU SO MUCH IT IS AWESOME!!!

OMG!!! I LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!!! You are an absolute genius! :)