Ballad of the Occoquan (Ballad of the Alamo)

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A parody of a song by Marty Robbins.
Recorded by Brocephus in Burke, Va
Recorded: 11/23/2015  Released: 11/23/2015  First aired: 11/24/2015

Lyrics

Couldn't help myself...recorded this at the office so pardon the vocal recording quality as I was trying to sneak it in a couple takes when no one was around.......all apologies to Marty Robbins



-Ballad of the Occoquan-

In Northern Virginia, near the town of Quantico,

Theres a bridge over a river that they call The Occoquan.

You may look at all the traffic and say where did this come from.

Most times between the rising and the setting of the sun,

You can move a mile an hour while your life flies slowly by

You won't make it to Columbia, no matter how you try...

Dale City, Dumfries, Potomac Mills (the stores!)

Rippon Landing, Quantico, exotic names for sure!


On one frigid Saturday, Tony said to himself...

I'll leave right now and Waze will know, how to get to Quantico.

Well, the traffic started coming and Waze didn't see

a way to the hotlanes, though he was willing to pay double fees!



In Northern Virginia, near the town of Quantico,

Like an extra from the jersey shore, sits an orange man, all alone...

And he yells in vain at traffic and calls out the signs he sees

and his Waze app sucks up all the life, out of his iPhone 3

There's no way he'll make a tee time and Tony starts to roar

Where do all these people come from, traffic at The Occoquan

Where the hell do they all come from...Stop and go at Quantico

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  • judofuse in Atlanta
    This is great and much appreciated - I ran into this mess of traffic for 3 hours the day I visited the show.
    3261 days ago.
  • Swingmonalisa in Bel Air, MD
    This was fantastic. Lots of little jabs and great performance! Looking forward to more of these!
    3268 days ago.
  • Brocephus in Burke, Va
    Thanks guys! First segment? Validation, baby!
    3268 days ago.
  • joeythejammer in Ellicott City, MD
    Writing and performance just great!!!
    3268 days ago.
  • robert berg in Pittsburgh, PA
    tremendous!
    3269 days ago.
  • mrlip in Springfield, VA
    Top notch!
    3269 days ago.
  • Anita from Alaska
    Nice turnaround. I barely finished the podcast and was still chuckling at the drive home story when I saw this.
    3269 days ago.