Marvins Giddy Seizures
William Finn
[MARVIN, spoken]
One, two
One, two, three
One, two, three, four

(sung)
Marvin is a boy who has giddy seizures
He’s laughing all the time
Marvin is a boy who has giddy seizures
Sometimes they’re fatal
When he turns upside down like a ladle
Pouring soup, he’s a veritable fool
Marvin is my very best friend in school
It’s me... and Marvin

Lately I’ve been thinking maybe Marvin needs attention
Of a private sort
Maybe this whole seizure thing something he invented
Or is it medicinal?
Should his mother be blamed?
[ALL]
Marvin has a something that most everybody needs:
He cannot ever be embarrassed

[MARVIN]
Marvin is my very best friend in school
And I’m embarrassed and ashamed
Oh!

[HIS HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART]
Marvin![HIS WIFE]
Marvin, what are you doing?[HIS TEACHER]
Who do you think you are, Marvin?[SWEETHEART]
What's Marvin doing?[MARVIN]
Pardon me boys and girls but I’m having a seizure

[LADIES]
Oh, Marvin
Hey, Marvin

[MARVIN]
Yes, I’m having a seizure today, hey, hey, hey
Watch me laugh[LADIES]
Marvin’s giddy seizures
Marvin’s giddy seizures

Marvin’s giddy seizures
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh[MARVIN]
Watch me cry
I'm counting on your prayers to get me by
Well my
Arms disappear
And my legs disappear
And my knees disappear
And my shoulders disappear[MARVIN]
When Marvin throws the best fit of the year

[ALL]
Marvin’s giddy seizures
Marvin needs love
He needs love
He needs love
He needs love
Oooooo

[MARVIN]
Marvin holds his breath
His face is underwater
But that’s not a seizure
[LADIES]
Oooooo…

[MARVIN]
Marvin talks of death
He imitates a slaughter
But that’s not a seizure

[LADIES]
Oooooo…

[MARVIN]
When he begins to shriek like a virgin and his eyes turn an ordinary fizz
Nothing’s exactly like I say it is
But hey!
That’s a seizure![WIFE]
Marvin, what are you doing?[TEACHER]
Who do you think you are, Marvin?[SWEETHEART]
What's Marvin doing?[MARVIN]
Pardon me boys and girls but I’m having a seizure

[LADIES]
Oh, Marvin
Hey, Marvin

[MARVIN]
Yes I’m having a seizure today, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!
Watch me laugh![LADIES]
Marvin’s giddy seizures
Marvin’s giddy seizures


Marvin’s giddy seizures
Arms
Legs
Groin
Knees[MARVIN]
Watch me
Cry
I'm counting on your prayers to get me by

Disappear
Disappear
Disappear
Disappear[MARVIN]
When Marvin throws the best fit of the year

[ALL]
Marvin’s giddy seizures
Marvin needs love
He needs love
He needs love
He needs love
Oooooo

Marvin’s giddy seizures
Marvin needs love
He needs love
He needs love
He needs love
Oooooo

Marvin’s giddy seizures
Marvin needs love
He needs love
He needs love
He needs love
Oooooo
Write the lyrics for a pop song made in 1979, titled "Marvins Giddy Seizures", by artist "William Finn".