This song, from the MCQ catalog, is based on a true story.  No, not “based;” it is a true story.  Except for the last verse, which is the punchline.  I made that up.  But seriously, back in the day when I worked corporate, I had a boss who loved to talk to me in the bathroom.  I’d go in there, stand at the urinal, unzip, let the stream flow, and the door would open.  And it happened so often that I knew immediately who it was and the stream stopped flowing, because I can’t talk and pee at the same time.  “So, Jeff, you ready for the meeting this afternoon?”  Now this boss was a great guy in every sense of the word….except for this.  He’d do it to everybody, too.  We’d almost have to time our trips to the bathroom to avoid conversations, ya know?   And the guy didn’t have any ulterior motives for it; it was just his way of being socially awkward.  So, naturally, I wrote a song about it.

MCQ has played this song many times over the past couple of years and, at some point, we realized it would go well as a reggae song.  This past Friday night Floyd came over and we drank a couple of beers and we sequestered ourselves in the Vegas Bound Studios (my office) and we recorded this version of “Jerry.”  I was going to sit down and edit it today but I listened to it and you know what?  I’m not going to edit it at all.  You get the raw version, warts and all.   There are some funny moments in it, and the banter and silly background vocals represent what we do on stage in our live shows, so there you have it.  The MCQ Reggae Style version of “Jerry.”  Enjoy.

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Lyrics:

I go to work in an office every day
I do a lot of work a lot for little pay
Every morning I have 4 cups of coffee
And that, well, that makes me want to pee….

I go to the bathroom to drain my vas deferens
I stand at the urinal yeah, that’s my preference
My boss comes in, he prefers to sit, and he wants to talk
I think to myself, Hey, can’t you see I’m draining my rock?

Jerry
Can’t you see I’m busy?
I’ve got my dick in my hand
And you’re sitting on the can
This really ain’t the time to be talking about business
Even though we’re doing our business
But that’s a different kind of business
And it’s really none of your business
Jerry

I don’t really like to talk when I’m a peein’
Maybe you’d like that if you were European
I have to concentrate to get good flow
Leave me alone man I really gotta go

Then one day we go to a meeting
My bladder is full and the feeling isn’t fleeting
I need to drain my vein, my bladder to protect
I go to the john, my boss comes in and says, “Hey, how are you doing on the Brazilian project?”

Jerry
Can’t you see I’m busy?
I’ve got my dick in my hand
And you’re sitting on the can
This really ain’t the time to be talking about business
Even though we’re doing our business
But that’s a different kind of business
And it’s really none of your business
Jerry

I figure he doesn’t realize what a violation of space this is
Maybe I’ll show him maybe he’ll get his
So I go to his house to impose on his life
I go to his house to watch him having sex with his wife

Jerry
I can see you’re busy
You’ve got your wife in the bed
Maybe she’s giving you head
Maybe you’re giving her the bone
You know I wouldn’t be here if you’d just leave me alone……….Jerry.

Words and Music:  Jeff C.

Performance:  Floyd De Santa Maria and Jefe De Chula Vista (The Mathematically Challenged Quartet)

POSTED: 04/14/09 11:06 AM
FILED AS: 21st century songs, MCQ Songs
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