By Emma Johnson
January 19, 2008
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This is an emo emu song. / 1,2,3 … Here it goes:
I live in New York City. / The most populated city.
And it is such a pity/ because I live alone.
I wanted to get a cat—but—I / didn’t want to be stereotyped.
So—I—
went to Australia (I got a good deal on airfare/ on
Expedia).
While I was there—I—saw—a bird.
If you haven’t—guessed—yet—it was an emu.
An emu, I tell you.
An emu, I tell you.
The bird was an emu.
An emu, I tell you.
An emu, I tell you.
This bird was an emu.
Dro—ma—ious.
Dro—ma—ious.
Dro—ma—ious-------------------.
I flew to Australia—but—you are the only bird that cannot
fly.
I bought—a ticket—for you on the plane
I even claimed that I was blind for you.
I brought you to my apartment. / Which is really small.
You were fine for a day. / But the next day you didn’t
appreciate confinement at all!
So, I took you for a walk, but it was Black Friday.
There were so many people outside,
but I thought that we could find a way.
Oh oh emu
What to do?
Oh oh emu, what to do with you!
Then I made a terrible mistake. / I made a wrong turn.
We walked by a petting zoo /And for another emu you did
yearn.
She was six feet tall, / Running at 50 kilometers an hour
Her brown, feathered skin / Fluffing up in the wind.
Small wings.
Long neck.
Is this really love at first site?
“Oh, what the heck?” I said.
I bought us two tickets / to the zoo.
That was the day that the petting-zoo-emu fell in love with
you (fell in love with you).
Oh oh, emu. / Now I know what to do with you!
I called the zookeeper over
And asked if you could live with her.
The—finite details—of this story
Have—now—become a blur.
I remember the worker was happy,
That now their emu had a little friend.
Your lady-emu-friend laid some eggs
And incubated them for fifty-six days.
And during that time
You got used to each others’ ways.
Instead of mating for a standard five months
You wanted to be partners for life.
So, I enlisted a tailor to make a wedding dress/ for your
wife.
It turned out a perfect fit,
Just like your bride and you.
And then, I realized there was only one thing to do.
I would have to let go of you.
I would have to let go of you.
Oh oh, emu.
Oh oh, emu. / You break my heart in two.
I walked the streets around St. Mark’s Place
Because I thought you needed some space.
But I went back to the zoo to see your babies being born.
And I could have sworn
I saw a smile.
I hugged you and your wife and your little baby emus.
and got so carried away that I fell into a guy.
“What are you doing?” He said
“I’m talking to my emus.”
“Why did you fall into me?/ Are you clumsy?”
“No! I get carried away when I hug my emus.
Emu, emu, I love you.”
“That’s a very good reason,” he said.
“Since you ran into me I thought you were a jerk, but you
seem really sensitive instead.”
“I am.
I am---------------!”
“Do you want to go for a walk?” he said.
“Yes!” I said. “Yes!” I said.
The emu smiled at me, but it was bittersweet.
We both loved each other, but other species we had to meet.
It’s just our nature. / To mate with our own kind.
But anytime the emu has trouble, he calls me up in a bind.
Oh oh, emu. / I miss you.
Oh oh, emu. / you were right:
It was either Australia or the petting zoo for you.
Emu, emu. / The sacrifices that I make for you.
And now that I am married
I’m happy but a little sad.
I love my husband and my kids,
But sometimes I think about the good times we had.
Oh oh, emu
Oh oh, emu
I loved you from the start.
Oh oh emu.
Oh oh emu.
You will always have a special place in my heart.
