Rick in a Vest sings Roger Pratt

Live comedy folk, upbeat country road-trip, energetic male vocal, acoustic guitar, theatrical, expert yodeling, storytelling, live audience

[Verse 1]
[Upbeat driving folk-country rhythm]
[Singing brightly]
I left out of Boston with a tank full of gas,
A lukewarm coffee and an itch in my... back.
I was looking for meaning, I was looking for truth,
But mostly just fleeing the mistakes of my youth.
Out in Nebraska, the engine ran hot,
And that's where I met a man named Roger Pratt.

[Pre-Chorus]
He had one missing shoe and a possum named Pete,
He offered me jerky and a philosophical treat.
He said, "Boy, the highway is a mirror to the soul,
Now shut up and listen while I lose all control!"

[Chorus]
[Uptempo, full energy!]
Oh, Roger Pratt, driving across the map!
Meeting the weirdos and bridging the gap!
And when the world gets heavy and you don't know what to do,
You just roll down the window and YODEL-AY-HEE-HOO!

[Yodeling Solo]
[Fast, impressive, completely ridiculous yodeling]
[Guitar strums double-time]
Yodel-ay-hee-hoo! Yodel-ay-hee-hee!
Yodel-ay-hoo-hoo, just the possum and me!
O-le-ri-o-le-ri-o-le-ri-heee!

[Verse 2]
[Slowing down to a steady narrative rhythm]
We picked up a waitress in a dusty motel,
She had three ex-husbands and a story to tell.
She said, "Love is a highway that's riddled with deer,"
Then she drank all my wiper fluid and shifted the gear!
We met a guy named Gary living in a storm drain,
He told me the government was hiding the rain.

[Pre-Chorus]
[Building intensity]
They were crazy, they were smelly, they were out of their minds,
But the wisest companions that a traveler could find.
Roger looked at me with a tear in his eye,
He pointed a half-eaten hotdog at the sky!

[Chorus]
[Full Energy!]
Oh, Roger Pratt, driving across the map!
Meeting the weirdos and bridging the gap!
And when the world gets heavy and you don't know what to do,
You just roll down the window and YODEL-AY-HEE-HOO!

[Yodeling Solo 2]
[Even faster, chaotic yodeling! Absolute frantic energy!]
Yodel-ay-hee, yodel-ay-ha!
Yodel-ay-hee-hoo-ha-ha-ha!
O-le-ri-o-le-ri-o-le-ri-heee-hoo!

[Bridge]
[Music stops completely]
[Acapella, very serious and emotional stage whisper]
Now I'm back in the city, and I'm wearing a suit.
But I still got a possum hiding under my boot.
Those beautiful weirdos, they re-arranged my brain,
'Cause normal is boring, and I'm riding the train of insane!

[Final Chorus]
[Explosive folk-country finale! Guitars wailing!]
Oh, Roger Pratt, driving across the map!
Meeting the weirdos and bridging the gap!
And when the world gets heavy and you don't know what to do,
You just roll down the window and YODEL-AY-HEE-HOO!

[Outro]
[Music slows down to a dramatic, theatrical crawl]
Yodel... 
ay... 
hee...
[One loud final acoustic strum rings out]
HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[Spoken Outro]
[Audience cheers wildly]
Seriously, don't drink wiper fluid. It's not a joke, she had to go to the hospital. Buy a t-shirt in the back! I'm Rick in a Vest!
[Clean Abrupt Stop]
[End]

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[Intro] [Live Comedy Club Banter] [A bouncy, upbeat country-folk acoustic guitar starts picking] [Spoken casually into a live mic] Hey folks. This next song is a true story. A few years ago, I took a road trip in a '98 Honda Civic with busted AC. We went coast to coast, looking for the meaning of life. And out in the desert, we met a man named Roger Pratt. He changed my life forever. He taught me about love, he taught me about freedom... And most importantly, he taught me how to do this. [Verse 1] [Upbeat driving folk-country rhythm] [Singing brightly] I left out of Boston with a tank full of gas, A lukewarm coffee and an itch in my... back. I was looking for meaning, I was looking for truth, But mostly just fleeing the mistakes of my youth. Out in Nebraska, the engine ran hot, And that's where I met a man named Roger Pratt. [Pre-Chorus] He had one missing shoe and a possum named Pete, He offered me jerky and a philosophical treat. He said, "Boy, the highway is a mirror to the soul, Now shut up and listen while I lose all control!" [Chorus] [Uptempo, full energy!] Oh, Roger Pratt, driving across the map! Meeting the weirdos and bridging the gap! And when the world gets heavy and you don't know what to do, You just roll down the window and YODEL-AY-HEE-HOO! [Yodeling Solo] [Fast, impressive, completely ridiculous yodeling] [Guitar strums double-time] Yodel-ay-hee-hoo! Yodel-ay-hee-hee! Yodel-ay-hoo-hoo, just the possum and me! O-le-ri-o-le-ri-o-le-ri-heee! [Verse 2] [Slowing down to a steady narrative rhythm] We picked up a waitress in a dusty motel, She had three ex-husbands and a story to tell. She said, "Love is a highway that's riddled with deer," Then she drank all my wiper fluid and shifted the gear! We met a guy named Gary living in a storm drain, He told me the government was hiding the rain. [Pre-Chorus] [Building intensity] They were crazy, they were smelly, they were out of their minds, But the wisest companions that a traveler could find. Roger looked at me with a tear in his eye, He pointed a half-eaten hotdog at the sky! [Chorus] [Full Energy!] Oh, Roger Pratt, driving across the map! Meeting the weirdos and bridging the gap! And when the world gets heavy and you don't know what to do, You just roll down the window and YODEL-AY-HEE-HOO! [Yodeling Solo 2] [Even faster, chaotic yodeling! Absolute frantic energy!] Yodel-ay-hee, yodel-ay-ha! Yodel-ay-hee-hoo-ha-ha-ha! O-le-ri-o-le-ri-o-le-ri-heee-hoo! [Bridge] [Music stops completely] [Acapella, very serious and emotional stage whisper] Now I'm back in the city, and I'm wearing a suit. But I still got a possum hiding under my boot. Those beautiful weirdos, they re-arranged my brain, 'Cause normal is boring, and I'm riding the train of insane! [Final Chorus] [Explosive folk-country finale! Guitars wailing!] Oh, Roger Pratt, driving across the map! Meeting the weirdos and bridging the gap! And when the world gets heavy and you don't know what to do, You just roll down the window and YODEL-AY-HEE-HOO! [Outro] [Music slows down to a dramatic, theatrical crawl] Yodel... ay... hee... [One loud final acoustic strum rings out] HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! [Spoken Outro] [Audience cheers wildly] Seriously, don't drink wiper fluid. It's not a joke, she had to go to the hospital. Buy a t-shirt in the back! I'm Rick in a Vest! [Clean Abrupt Stop] [End]

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