The One Note Wonder

Edwin Alvin Alley is a very nice man
Retiring early and rising before the sun
He loves his wife and children
And is loved by everyone
Oh Edwin Alvin Alley is a very nice man

He has a musical hobby
And practices every day
On a very old acoustic guitar
He loves to sit and play
But there’s one major problem
It just won’t go away

Edwin Alvin Alley just sings B flat

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Edwin Alvin Alley
Just sings B flat, my dear
His vocal range is – ONE SINGLE NOTE (spoken),
That much is very clear
So Edwin Alvin’s singing
Grates on every ear
Edwin Alvin Alley just sings B flat

Now, Paul McCartney has a voice
With a multi-octave range
It matches notes so perfectly
Whenever the key should change
But each time Edwin Alvin sings
It sounds a wee bit strange

Because no matter how hard he tries
He cannot hit the lows or highs
And there’s no way to change the fact,
Edwin Alvin Alley just sings B flat

Chorus
Edwin Alvin Alley just sings B flat, my dear
His range, one note, that’s very clear
So Edwin Alvin’s singing
Grates on every ear
Edwin Alvin Alley just sings B flat

On his musical scale, if you could call it that
He never reaches C or D
Nor anything higher than B flat
So his fans know aural misery

Those voice training lessons were no fun
As he learned bluegrass and scat
Because it isn’t his ear that’s tin – it’s his tongue
And Edwin Alvin Alley just sings B flat

Chorus
Edwin Alvin Alley just sings B flat, my dear
His range, one note, that’s very clear
So Edwin Alvin’s singing
Grates on every ear
Edwin Alvin Alley just sings B flat

Now maybe I’m being too picky
About a limited vocal range
And though finding success could be tricky
It’s not altogether strange

Success isn’t all about how you sing
So it’s possible he’ll go far
A wide ranging voice isn’t everything
Just look at Ringo Starr

Final Chorus
Oh, Edwin Alvin Alley just sings B flat, my dear
His range, like Ringo’s, very clear
And I’m grateful I don’t have to hear
Edwin – Alvin – Alley sing B flaaaaaaaaaaaat