Shushin' Freak

Ms. Dewey has inspired me to write a song about real librarians, the kind we know and love. The kind who read lots of books, are patient with patrons, and wear sensible shoes.

After a few failed attempts at "Don't Cha Wish Your Girlfriend Knew LCC?", I took a slightly different tack. The result: "Shushin' Freak", in the style of Rick James.

I hope, in the spirit of the holiday, that this makes you feel thankful. Thankful that you don't actually have to hear me sing this song out loud.

(Ahem. Do re mi fa so la te SHHHHH!)

She's a very mousy girl,
The kind who dresses like your mother.
She will never turn your questions down,
Once she's workin' at the desk.
Oh girl!
She likes the books that are banned,
She says that Twain's her all-time favorite.
When I make my move to the stack's it's the right time,
She always wants to read.

{Refrain}
That girl is pretty quiet now,
The girl's a shushin' freak.
The kind of girl you read about,
In Booklist Magazine.
That girl is pretty mousy,
The girl's a shushin' freak.
She's always got a new book,
Every time we meet.
She's all right, she's all right,
That girl's all right with me,
Yeah!

She's a shushin' freak, shushin' freak,
She's shushin' people, yow!
(Everybody read.)
Shushin' freak, shushin' freak.

She's a very special girl,
(The kind of girl you want to know)
From her bun down to her Oxfords.
(Down to her feet, yeah.)
And she'll wait for me at Borders with her girlfriends,
In a cardigan.
(Going back to New Fiction.)
Three's not a crowd to her, she says.
"College Library, we'll be waiting."
When I get there, she's got coffee, books, and journals,
It's a whole book club scene.

{Refrain}

{Bridge}

She's a shushin' freak, shushin' freak,
She's shushin' people, yow!

Archivists sing!
(Shhhhhuuuuuuuuuuuuuuush!)
Shushin' freak, shushin' freak,
That girl's a shushin' freak.
(Shhhhhuuuuuuuuuuuuuuush!)

She's a very mousy girl,
The kind who dresses like your mother.
And she will never turn your questions down,
Once she's workin' at the desk.

Go, Dewey!

{horn solo}