Tally Hall — Haiku

[Verse 1] I have been trying To write a haiku for you Some things I just can't do Maybe you're beyond Ancient Asian poetry Or maybe it's just me [Refrain] I have been trying To get this haiku just right All night for you, alright I'm through! [Verse 2] Maybe this poem Was lost in the sauce we spilled That never got refilled I've never thought much Of formulaic verse anyway And rhymes are not my fort– [Refrain] I have been trying To get this haiku just right All night for you, alright I'm through! [Chorus] I'm trying not to try too hard But you're hard to write down right So I pen these trite attempts At haikus for you tonight [Verse 3] La da dee diddum Lada da dum doo diddle Dum doo la dee do There, that's sufficient I wrote a haiku for you (He wrote a haiku for you) Well, I tried at least And that's not so bad, I'm working here Can that be said for you? [Chorus] I'm trying not to try too hard But you're hard to write down right So I pen these trite attempts At haikus for you tonight [Outro] Words don't work like Webster says They trip me up all night I'm just trying to write for you But you're hard to write down right