When I wrote this one, my goal was to come up with a story in which a bully has a bad experience, but not as a result of being the victim of revenge. There are two songs versions of this. One appears on Sergio Wals' CD Michael Closed the Bathroom Door, and the other has been performed by the amazing National Youth Choir of Scotland. The present version is just my recitation, but with excellent musical backing by Tony Charnock.
There’s a Bully in My Locker
Words and spoken vocal by Jeff Mondak
Vocal recorded by Alex Stangl
Music by Tony Charnock
There’s a bully in my locker,
And it’s not a pretty sight.
It’s not what he was planning,
But he’s stuck inside there tight.
Yes, he’s jammed inside my locker
With his bully face so red
Though this could have been a nightmare
It’s a perfect day instead
He came to me to bully,
It’s the bully thing to do.
But sadly for this bully,
He forgot to tie his shoe.
He came up far too quickly.
First he grunted, then he tripped.
He fell against my locker,
And his bully pants were ripped.
A hundred kids with quarters
See the bully for a fee.
A bully’s in my locker
And it’s working fine for me.
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