Reese Thomas, Sebring Florida Entertainer, Newstalgia Music, 50s, 60s, 70s, and Country
The Bob Song  c 2004, Reese Thomas

My Name is Bob, I am not rich
I'm not good lookin,' don't care a bit
I walk around, so happily
Cause when they're singin'
Their singin'  'bout me
(sing it)
Bob Bob Bob, Bob Bob B' Bob, Bob,  Bob, Bob Bob, B' Bob,
Bob Bob Bob, Bob Bob B' Bob, Bob,  Bob, Bob Bob, B' Bob,
(everybody sing)
Bob Bob Bob, Bob Bob B' Bob, Bob,  Bob, Bob Bob, B' Bob,
Bob Bob Bob, Bob Bob B' Bob, Bob,  Bob, Bob Bob, B' Bob,
about me

My name's not Leroy, and he's not me
He's so good lookin' got all the girls he needs
But Leroy's not, a happy boy
Nobodies singin' 'bout Leroy
(nobody sings)
Bob Bob Bob, Bob Bob B' Bob, Bob,  Bob, Bob Bob, B' Bob,
Bob Bob Bob, Bob Bob B' Bob, Bob,  Bob, Bob Bob, B' Bob,
(nobody sings)
Bob Bob Bob, Bob Bob B' Bob, Bob,  Bob, Bob Bob, B' Bob,
Bob Bob Bob, Bob Bob B' Bob, Bob,  Bob, Bob Bob, B' Bob,
about Leroy

My names not Lou, Louie's so smart
Ed-u-cat-ed, knows a lot
But there's one thing, Lou can't do
Can't get them singin,' this song 'bout Lou
(nobody sings)
Bob Bob Bob, Bob Bob B' Bob, Bob,  Bob, Bob Bob, B' Bob,
Bob Bob Bob, Bob Bob B' Bob, Bob,  Bob, Bob Bob, B' Bob,
(nobody sings)
Bob, Bob Bob, Bob Bob B' Bob, Bob,  Bob, Bob Bob, B' Bob,
Bob, Bob Bob, Bob Bob B' Bob, Bob,  Bob, Bob Bob, B' Bob,
about Lou

My names not Bill, Bill's so rich
Got everything, money can git
But there's one thing, money can't buy
Nobody sings, 'bout that Bill guy
(nobody sings)
Bob Bob Bob, Bob Bob B' Bob, Bob,  Bob, Bob Bob, B' Bob,
Bob Bob Bob, Bob Bob B' Bob, Bob,  Bob, Bob Bob, B' Bob,
(nobody sings)
Bob, Bob Bob, Bob Bob B' Bob, Bob,  Bob, Bob Bob, B' Bob,
Bob, Bob Bob, Bob Bob B' Bob, Bob,  Bob, Bob Bob, B' Bob,
about Bill
(chorus continues) about Leroy nobody sing, about Lou, about Bill
Everybody singin' singin 'bout me
Hokay, it's dumb, it's stooooopid it's not literature. It is the 'Bob Song,' however, and it for some reason has turned into some kind of an newstalgia anthem.  If you've heard it, you either love it or hate it, but it doesn't matter, you'll probably walk out of the club singing it, (possibly disgusted with yourself for doing so.)

Different patrons have compared it  to "Don't Worry, Be Happy," or "Don't Mess With My Toot-Toot"  On of my best friends (who happens to be named Bob,) described it as "crack cocaine for your ears."  I didn't actually write this song, it kind of happened as a joke.
During my club show, I'll often challenge the crowd to give me a song title and I'll write a song on the spot. I've been doing this for far longer than Drew Carrie's "Who's Line is it Anyway" show.  I got  the idea from  Mac Davis doing it on his NBC television shows back in the 1970s.

During one of these bits, a patron suggested I write a song about Bob. I initially turned him down, the title wasn't unusual enough, he got semi-insulted, so in self defense, I sang the beginning version of the Bob Song. By the end of the song, over one hundred semi-inebriated customers were singing along. I've changed it very little since then.

The live version usually incorporates people in the crowd, when I'm in a strange room, I'll try to get advance names to use of prominent people. I've incorporated county commissioners, Bill Clinton, George Busch, Bill Gates, 2 mayors, many bartenders, several scantily clad women and even an in character transvestite (who loved it.)

At one charity event, they silent auctioned off the right to have the 5 highest bids names included in the song (with a live cd memento.) The 2 highest bids were each $100.00.