What About That George?

It’s that Muppet’s song. Sung by Rowlf.

You and I and George

[Intro]
Now, here’s one of my very favorite songs (read this with a growly voice)
It’s a romantic little song
It’s called “You and I and George”
I don’t know what George’s last name is
Actually George, well, George came to a very untimely end
Somewhere before bar thirteen

[Verse 1]
You and I and George
Were strolling through the park one day
And then you held my hand as if to say
“I love you”

[Verse 2]
We came to a brook and
George fell in and drowned himself
And float?d out to sea
Leaving you alo-one with m?.

This song is sung with a great deal of feeling and gusto. It leaves an impression on you.

We wonder…

About George.

My friend does not. She wonders about YOU. Where were YOU when George was drowning himself?

Not me.

I wonder about George.

WHY was he drowning himself?

Was the romantic interlude between his supposed friends just too much for him? Poor George. Playing third wheel sucks.

Was he that kind of guy, always trying to get attention? Well, he probably deserved it.

Was he the guy who just HAD to do everything he was told NOT to do? Now we feel a bit better about the whole thing.

Was George 5? Well, I don’t think George can be 5. Nobody will ever sing the song again. Poor little thing, left alone by you and I…

Many people, I am told, delve deeply into other questions left by this song. I don’t. After all, why ponder where YOU were when George was floating out to sea? You were probably on the bank waving goodbye… after all, there wasn’t anything you could DO about it, he was already dead.

I am also told there is an entire Mystery Book written about this song. It is seven pages. In large print.

Then there are those who wonder about I. Where was I when it all went wrong? Who was REALLY to blame? It could have been I.

Sigh…

It often is.

You are probably going to take it, aren’t you?