f sharp

Tim Minchin

Iââ?¬â?¢ve been having quite a problem recently
Which is quite disturbing musicalically
Involving a semitonal discrepancy
Vocally and instrumentally

You see musicians of different varieties
Prefer playing in particular keys
And singers, too, treat preferentially
Those notes they tackle more proficiently

Now you donââ?¬â?¢t have to be a member of MENSA
To understand the crux of my dilemma
The two elements of me favour two different keys
Thus a rift betwixt my fingers and my tenor

I love nothing more than playing instruments in F
It warms the very cockles of my heart.
The trouble is that F can leave me vocally bereft you see
I like playing in F majorââ?¬¦ but I like singing in F sharp

I refuse to be beholden to my hands
I donââ?¬â?¢t see why my larynx should give in to their demands
I will not be forced to compromise my art
And so I just keep playing in F major and singing in F sharp
Iââ?¬â?¢ll just keep playing in F major and Iââ?¬â?¢ll keep singing in F sharp