Skyliner Dangling Sky

ragtime, folk (story-song), New Orleans jazz-inspired shuffle

[Intro: crooked piano, dry spoken-sung vocal]
Well, we woke up at Pop Century
With ambition in our eyes
And took the Skyliner to Epcot
Dangling through the Florida skies

[Verse 1: wry, conversational]
We were headed out for Remy
That little rat from France
But the line was wrapped around the world
So we did not take that chance

We said, “How about Soarin’?”
That seemed like a decent plan
They had America’s two-fifty
Flying over all the land

There were fireworks over mountains
There were wheat fields, flags, and more
And the children seemed impressed enough
For folks who’d been up since four

[Chorus: dry, warm, singable]
It was our first parks day
And we were doing fine
Running on magic
And standing in line

We had snacks, we had strollers
We had sunscreen on our skin
And every time the day got bigger
We just jumped right in

[Verse 2: Guardians section]
Then Henry found the galaxy
And would not let it go
So we rode Guardians twice that day
Because rider swap said so

Once he flew through space with Mama
Once he flew through space with Dad
Frances didn’t get to ride it
Which I’ll admit looked pretty bad

But she met Mickey, Minnie, Goofy
While the rockets made us spin
And sometimes in a family
That’s what you call a win

[Chorus: slightly bigger]
It was our first parks day
And we were doing fine
Running on magic
And standing in line

We had plans, we had sunshine
We had sweat upon our chin
And every time the day got bigger
We just jumped right in

[Verse 3: Monorail / Magic Kingdom]
Then we rode the Monorail
Like transportation kings
Went sailing toward the Kingdom
Full of hope and other things

We took that loop around again
A bonus ride for free
The children got two Monorails
And honestly, so did we

Nobody was angry
Nobody made a scene
We just took the scenic route
On Disney’s finest machine

[Bridge: piano break, dry vocal]
Round and round the Monorail
Past the same old view
Sometimes the magic takes you there
Sometimes it takes you two

[Verse 4: Magic Kingdom rides]
Then Big Thunder called to Frances
For her first rollercoaster ride
She came down off that mountain
With some thunder still inside

We escaped the heat with Woody
And Jessie for a while
Then Philharmagic saved us
With Donald Duck in style

Mine Train kept us moving
Tiana took us down
Through the bayou and the music
On the wettest ride in town

[Chorus: warmer]
It was our first parks day
And we were doing fine
Running on magic
And standing in line

We had courage, we had chaos
We had children closing in
And every time the day got bigger
We just jumped right in

[Verse 5: Minnie Van / dinner]
Then a Minnie Van came rolling
Like salvation painted red
And carried us to Pop Century
Where we found our room and beds

The kids looked at the pillows
Like they’d found the promised land
And dinner sounded foolish
To our tired little band

But parents are negotiators
In the fading evening light
We made our little speeches
And we tried with all our might

[Final Chorus: full band but still loose]
It was our first parks day
And we were doing fine
Running on magic
And standing in line

We had rides, we had sunshine
We had no more steps within
And every time the day got bigger
We just jumped right in

[Outro: solo piano, spoken-sung, deadpan]
We asked them all politely
We bargained now and then
We said, “Come on, let’s go to dinner”
And we think we managed to convince them

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[Intro: crooked piano, dry spoken-sung vocal] Well, we woke up at Pop Century With ambition in our eyes And took the Skyliner to Epcot Dangling through the Florida skies [Verse 1: wry, conversational] We were headed out for Remy That little rat from France But the line was wrapped around the world So we did not take that chance We said, “How about Soarin’?” That seemed like a decent plan They had America’s two-fifty Flying over all the land There were fireworks over mountains There were wheat fields, flags, and more And the children seemed impressed enough For folks who’d been up since four [Chorus: dry, warm, singable] It was our first parks day And we were doing fine Running on magic And standing in line We had snacks, we had strollers We had sunscreen on our skin And every time the day got bigger We just jumped right in [Verse 2: Guardians section] Then Henry found the galaxy And would not let it go So we rode Guardians twice that day Because rider swap said so Once he flew through space with Mama Once he flew through space with Dad Frances didn’t get to ride it Which I’ll admit looked pretty bad But she met Mickey, Minnie, Goofy While the rockets made us spin And sometimes in a family That’s what you call a win [Chorus: slightly bigger] It was our first parks day And we were doing fine Running on magic And standing in line We had plans, we had sunshine We had sweat upon our chin And every time the day got bigger We just jumped right in [Verse 3: Monorail / Magic Kingdom] Then we rode the Monorail Like transportation kings Went sailing toward the Kingdom Full of hope and other things We took that loop around again A bonus ride for free The children got two Monorails And honestly, so did we Nobody was angry Nobody made a scene We just took the scenic route On Disney’s finest machine [Bridge: piano break, dry vocal] Round and round the Monorail Past the same old view Sometimes the magic takes you there Sometimes it takes you two [Verse 4: Magic Kingdom rides] Then Big Thunder called to Frances For her first rollercoaster ride She came down off that mountain With some thunder still inside We escaped the heat with Woody And Jessie for a while Then Philharmagic saved us With Donald Duck in style Mine Train kept us moving Tiana took us down Through the bayou and the music On the wettest ride in town [Chorus: warmer] It was our first parks day And we were doing fine Running on magic And standing in line We had courage, we had chaos We had children closing in And every time the day got bigger We just jumped right in [Verse 5: Minnie Van / dinner] Then a Minnie Van came rolling Like salvation painted red And carried us to Pop Century Where we found our room and beds The kids looked at the pillows Like they’d found the promised land And dinner sounded foolish To our tired little band But parents are negotiators In the fading evening light We made our little speeches And we tried with all our might [Final Chorus: full band but still loose] It was our first parks day And we were doing fine Running on magic And standing in line We had rides, we had sunshine We had no more steps within And every time the day got bigger We just jumped right in [Outro: solo piano, spoken-sung, deadpan] We asked them all politely We bargained now and then We said, “Come on, let’s go to dinner” And we think we managed to convince them

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