Haul U-Haul Haul
Check out this recent news story from local ABC affiliate Channel 13:
U-Haul chase ends in Brays Bayou
Anyone familiar with my band, The Flying Fish Sailors, has likely heard the song Greg wrote called Haul U-Haul Haul which is a spoof of a sailor’s hauling shanty and is about moving domiciles using a dilapidated U-Haul truck.
The similarities between the song and the news story are eerie…
So an officer came in a great big cruiser
The aquarium tipped and we started to lose her
Then I saw me a sight that made me shiver
As the truck dove nose first into the river
When I got to shore I was damn near drowned
As I watched that truck floating right out of town
So I sat in jail ‘til the very next day Sir
With the mileage fee just a’tickin’ away Sir
But from all this pain one thing I’ve learned Sir
Well the next time I move I’ll just buy new furniture
For those unfamiliar with the song I have added it to this post for your listening enjoyment.
I think you can now safely add “eerily prescient” to the description of the band.
“South-East Texas’ funniest and most eerily prescient humorous sea shanty trio, now with 33% more fish”.
Or maybe you “eerily prescient” only applies to Greg.
Heheh! When I saw the image of the truck in the water, even before I saw whose post I was reading, I immediately heard “Haul U-haul Haul!” in the back of my head.
priceless
Life imitates good art.
I think of this song every time I move, or help anyone else move. I’ve had one helping-move experience perilously like it — minus the last verse. I attribute our luck to humming the song under my breath the whole 30-hour trip.
The U-Haulers in the picture obviously didn’t listen to enough ‘Fish to ward off the end of the song. We should send them a CD for use in future endeavors.