DAWS' SONG:June 22, 2001:(click to listen)New York or L.A., where should you cast your voice? Mother had bronchitis, your family liked the sun So the climate clinched it, Los Angeles won!...oh! Like Snagglepuss "exit, stage left", all the way to L.A. Long way from Illinois, bad brakes all the way ! Father kindly gave you, some money for a house You boldly forged ahead, no longer like a mouse!...oh! You knocked on doors, offering........ your talent to sell Suffered some directors, who told you "go to hell" But some were willing to help you out You broke into radio; and earned some clout...oh! You went to Warner Brothers, and battled Mel Blanc Said they couldn't use you and your heart sank But they sent you to Tex Avery So Tex took a chance on you; showed his bravery...oh! So hello animation and the like......... And now you made your living from behind the mike Next you took a stab at puppets More than twenty years before the muppets...oh! For five years the puppets put food on your table Then they turned on you !!........and you felt disabled No one thought a puppeteer could do a cartoon........ Directors didn't listen; thought you were doomed......oh! Painfully you sold yourself, all over again Then they knew you were.......the rarest of men A talent they'd better snatch up fast And all their doubts were a thing of the past...oh! Even Warner Brothers, finally gave you a chance And you seemed to make their characters dance Hanna-Barbera, Jay Ward, Warners, they loved you But never forgot your past; you helped others too...oh! Your generosity included young people You were faithful, constant like a steeple You earned your name: Nicest in Show Biz Became a man, whom many will miss...oh! Though I never cried when I learned that you died My heart was deeply broken.......and I cried inside......oh! My heart was deeply broken...and I cried inside......oh! |