Japanese Kid in Iowa - (Bring a Song Challenge song #12)

My twelveth entry for GrumpyCoyoteTune's "Bring the Song Challenge".




Challenge details -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FD9rMajYVy4
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My uke is set up low g and it's tuned FCFA. Because of the tuning, I'm not sure what chords I'm using.

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Japanese Kid in Iowa

It was spring 1975 in Iowa
We had just moved from Japan
It was my first day at school
I wore a baseball hat and my toughskin pants

My classmates pointed and they laughed
they made slant eyes at me
they sang chinese japanese dirty knees look at these
and asked me to do karate


I'm the only kid with a bento box
and no one wants to trade with me
I have some sushi and wasabi
but I'd really like to try a Twinkie


An 8 year old outcast, lonely and sad
a stranger in a strange town
but Wednesday came and something happened
to change that all around

It was show and tell, I brought my dad in
He brought his Samurai sword
The kids were amazed by his shiny blade
I was an outcast no more.


I'm the only kid with a bento box
now everyone wants to trade with me
I trade my sushi and my wasabi
for Oscar Mayer bologna

I'm the only kid in Iowa with a bento box

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Bring
• Song
• Challenge
• ukulele
• original
• uke
• GrumpyCoyoteTunes
• Fender

[carbonxkiwi]

I can so see that happening. Great story and song! Thank you for sharing!

[deach69]

No, thank you!

[puppydood]

I love bento - I wish you'd sat next to me!

The lyrics read like poetry. Nice one.

[deach69]

Thanks puppydood! but you know, I've never had bento. lol

[propnose]

What a great song! It kind of reminds me of "Jeremy" by Pearl Jam! LOL

[deach69]

Thanks! Yeah, it could have really gone that way where the dead lay in pools of maroon below.

[FlameddAssasin]

deach, you seem like a really kool laid back guy. how i wish i knew you, how glad i am i stumbled upon this video and learned the story of an outcast azn kid... (:

[thestylophonecouncil]

Great one!

[deach69]

Thank you!

[chopper251]

haha awesome