The rock is gonna fall on us, he woke with a start
And he ran to his mother, the fear dark in his heart
And he told her of the vision that he was sure he'd seen
She said: "Go back to sleep son, you're having a bad dream!"
… Silly child
Everybody knows the rock leans over the town
Everybody knows that it won't tumble to the ground
Remember Chicken Little said the sky was falling down
Well nothing ever came of that, the world still whirls around
… "The rock is gonna fall on us, " he stood and told the class
The professor put his chalk down and peered out through his glasses
But he went on and said; "I've seen it, high up on the hill
If it doesn't fall this year then very soon it will!"
… Crazy boy
Everybody knows the rock leans over the town
Everybody knows that it won't tumble to the ground
We've more important studies than your fantasies and fears
… You know that rock's been perched up there for a hundred thousand years
"The rock is gonna fall on us." He told the magistrates
"I believe that we can stop it but the time is getting late
You see I've done all the research my plans are all complete."
… He was showing them contingencies when they showed him to the street
Just a madman
… Everybody knows the rock leans over the town
Everybody knows that it won't tumble to the ground
Everybody knows of those who say the end is near
Everybody knows that life goes on as usual round here
… He went up on the mountain beside the giant stone
They knew he was insane so they left him alone
He'd given up enlisting help for there was no one else
He spent his days devising ways to stop the rock himself
… One night while he was working building braces on the ledge
The ground began to rumble the rock trembled on the edge
"The rock is gonna fall on us! Run or you'll all be crushed!"
And indeed the rock was moving, crumbling all to dust
… He ran under it with one last hope that he could add a prop
And as he disappeared the rock came to a stop
The people ran into the street but by then all was still
The rock seemed where it always was or where it always will be
… When someone asked where he had gone they said: "Oh he was daft.
Who cares about that crazy fool." And then they'd start to laugh
But high up on the mountain
When the wind is hitting it
… If you're watching very closely
The rock slips a little bit
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Harry F. Chapin
The Rock lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc
C.: I wonder where d.c. is? It’s time to write our blog, and he’s not here. That’s unusual for him. I would call him, but I’m waiting on The Southwestern Kennel Southwest to call me back for a job interview. They’ll probably offer me a job at that interview, because I knocked the phone interview out of the park yesterday. It’s strange that they haven’t called me back, but I must keep my line open, even though I have call waiting on my cell phone. I don’t want them to have to wait until I get off the phone with d.c. Yes, that’s it. I’ll walk over to his house, since my husband, Tucker Tucker Two, a.k.a. The Cat Fighter Formerly Known As The Tuxedo (who really needs a shorter nickname) Now Simply Known As T Because Triple T Was Already Taken has his car. It’s a short walk down the block, so this shouldn’t take long.
Much later that same day…
C.: (Knock Knock)
d.: Who is it?
C.: It’s your fine feline friend, Calculating Einstein Kat.
d.: If you really are a talking cat name Cal.E., you’ll know the password phrase that I just made up to know if anyone or anything is at my door to whom I wish to speak.
C.: (Password phrase? I’ve never heard of d.c. and Eudora having a password phrase). Is it “Password”?
d.: No, try again.
C.: How about my birthday?
d.: No, that’s not it.
C.: Your birthday?
d.: No.
C.: Your son’s birthday?
d.: Which one?
C.: The oldest?
d.: No.
C.: The youngest’s?
d.: No.
C.: The middle one, then?
d.: No. To save time, it isn’t anyone’s birthday.
C.: Then, is it bigger than a bread box but smaller than a 747?
d.: Yes it is.
C.: Then let me in since I just said the password phrase.
d.: Oh, hi, Cal.E., have you been waiting long for me to answer the door?
C.: Yes I have. I thought that you were going to meet me at mine and my husband’s house, Wayne Manor, but you didn’t show up. I didn’t want to call you because I’m waiting on a very important phone call, so I decided to walk over here, since it’s less than a quarter of a mile between Wayne Manor and your house.
d.: Well, we were supposed to meet at Wayne Manor at two p.m., but it’s four p.m. now. Did it take you two hours to walk a quarter of a mile?
C.: Well…it took me that long to get here, yes. I got to Mom and Dad’s house, where I formerly lived and decided to take a nap because I was tired.
d.: That’s right next door. So, you took a two hour nap before coming over from next door?
C.: Not exactly. I woke up, raided their fridge and then forgot why I came there. Actually, I forgot that I ne longer lived there, so I was getting my old room in order…wait a minute. I’m not the one who didn’t show up to write our blog. What happened to you at two?
d.: Well, my free-standing Pong! machine was on the fritz. It’s so old that they no longer sell parts for it, so I ordered a new one.
It was delivered today, so I decided to set it up. I’m really good at Pong, so I set my new machine on the highest setting. I had no idea that it was a practice machine fro real live ping pong, so this is what happened. For a while, I thought that the sky was falling.
C.: Oh, dear. How did you get it to stop?
d.: It ran out of balls just before you rang the doorbell, so I was free to write…
(ring)
C.: Oh, I really must take this call, so I suppose that’s all the time we have for today, folks. Please join us tomorrow for another episode of Cal.E.’s Korner.
d.: Watch out Cal.E., the sky really is falling!
