Watching and waiting for the headliner to play
Drove across Ontario to Detroit that day
Sitting in my sixth row seat
Waiting for Neil Young to sing to me
There was a fellow, name was Robb, sitting to my right
Enjoying a cold beer on that warm Tuesday night
He got up to get himself number two, or was it three
When someone else sat down there next to me
She asked me if anyone was sitting in that chair
I laughed and said some dude named Robb was sitting himself there
She sat anyway and introduced herself to me
Sally OMally, Sally OMally, OMally spelled with no apostrophe
I joked that it might be too loud this close to the stage
Or maybe Robb who's sitting there will trade his place
You're a squatter but you seem normal and sweet
Sally OMally, Sally OMally, OMally spelled with no apostrophe
She talked about Bob Segar and other shows she'd seen
And where she used to live and where she wants to be
She keeps her Dodge in the garage when it rains or it snows
And for Coneys the best place is Lafayette, and that's where I should go
(spoken banter)
Don't remember the name of the guy sitting to my left
He seemed nice enough but his wife's nervous and upset
With her view in our sixth row seats
Where Sally would soon have to leave
After ten minutes or so, Robb came back and said
"You're in my seat lady go back to yours instead"
I said "Bonjour Robb, c'est mon nouvelle ami
"Sally OMally, Sally OMally, OMally spelled with no apostrophe"
The Story of the Song
This is based on a true story that took place at the Fox Theater in Detroit on July 3, 2018. Most of the story is true, although I wasn't quite so clever to speak French to Robb when he came back to his seat, but I did introduce Sally and Robb to each other, and I did make the jokes about the sound being too loud that close and that Robb might trade seats with her. I travel on my own from time to time and that's when I especially enjoy bantering, although I watch for opportunities in my everyday life. Big cities are accurately known for being cold and unfriendly, and having lived in New York I can tell you it's because survival is just so stressful, but Detroit is an exception to the rule.
When I met Sally OMally I told her that I was going to write a song about her, she must have thought I landed from Mars. I finished the first draft last fall and played it at Peopleart Coffeehouse, and then finally returned to it a couple of weeks ago. It's a fun little song and I hope you enjoyed it.
Drove across Ontario to Detroit that day
Sitting in my sixth row seat
Waiting for Neil Young to sing to me
There was a fellow, name was Robb, sitting to my right
Enjoying a cold beer on that warm Tuesday night
He got up to get himself number two, or was it three
When someone else sat down there next to me
She asked me if anyone was sitting in that chair
I laughed and said some dude named Robb was sitting himself there
She sat anyway and introduced herself to me
Sally OMally, Sally OMally, OMally spelled with no apostrophe
I joked that it might be too loud this close to the stage
Or maybe Robb who's sitting there will trade his place
You're a squatter but you seem normal and sweet
Sally OMally, Sally OMally, OMally spelled with no apostrophe
She talked about Bob Segar and other shows she'd seen
And where she used to live and where she wants to be
She keeps her Dodge in the garage when it rains or it snows
And for Coneys the best place is Lafayette, and that's where I should go
(spoken banter)
Don't remember the name of the guy sitting to my left
He seemed nice enough but his wife's nervous and upset
With her view in our sixth row seats
Where Sally would soon have to leave
After ten minutes or so, Robb came back and said
"You're in my seat lady go back to yours instead"
I said "Bonjour Robb, c'est mon nouvelle ami
"Sally OMally, Sally OMally, OMally spelled with no apostrophe"
The Story of the Song
This is based on a true story that took place at the Fox Theater in Detroit on July 3, 2018. Most of the story is true, although I wasn't quite so clever to speak French to Robb when he came back to his seat, but I did introduce Sally and Robb to each other, and I did make the jokes about the sound being too loud that close and that Robb might trade seats with her. I travel on my own from time to time and that's when I especially enjoy bantering, although I watch for opportunities in my everyday life. Big cities are accurately known for being cold and unfriendly, and having lived in New York I can tell you it's because survival is just so stressful, but Detroit is an exception to the rule.
When I met Sally OMally I told her that I was going to write a song about her, she must have thought I landed from Mars. I finished the first draft last fall and played it at Peopleart Coffeehouse, and then finally returned to it a couple of weeks ago. It's a fun little song and I hope you enjoyed it.
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