Won't You Please...
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Few folks are aware that Fred Rogers had a foster child. He grew up to become her, and eventually landed a gig as host of a daring new show for transfiction writers; produced by Trans Television Systems. If you did have the very brief privilege of watching the show, you might recall the dulcet tenor tones of Niecy Rogers?
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It’s a beautiful day on this writing show,
A beautiful day for a reader
Would you be mine? Could you be mine?
It’s a neighborly day in this fav'rite show,
A neighborly day for a writer,
Would you be mine? Could you be mine?
I have always wanted to know a reader just like you,
I’ve always wanted to connect in a writing site with you.
So...
Let’s make the most of this beautiful day,
Since we’re together, we might as well say,
Would you be mine? Could you be mine?
Won’t you be my reader?
Won’t you please, won’t you please,
Please won’t you be my reader?
I won't tell if you won't, folks, but Ms. Rogers is really pissed that Amazon labeled her teen fiction as erotica. And I just got rejection notices from three publishers. This is turning out to be a real sucky day!
Niecy? Niecy? We're still on the air and your mike is hot!
What? Aw fuck! Wellllll?
Tomorrow, tomorrow
We'll start the day tomorrow with a chapter or two
Tomorrow, tomorrow
We'll start the day tomorrow with a story for you
Til then I hope you're feeling happy
Til then I hope it won't be crah-pee (like mine)
Tomorrow, tomorrow
It soon will be tomorrow and be our day
We will say a very happy tomorrow to you
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Words and Music by
Fred Rogers
Tomorrow
Words andMusic by
Fred Rogers and
Josie Carey (Joesphine Vicari)