Party Pooper
stand-up comedy, very funny, cabaret, americana, funky groove, sensual female vocals, ironic, humoristic, novelty singalong, accordion riffing, cimbalom stabs, brass punchlines, handclap chorus, mixed choir refrains, male lead vocal, spoken ad-libs, call and response, intro build, verse dropouts, chorus lift, snare backbeat, 108 BPM, slapback echo, spring reverb, playful satire, bitter comic relief, tubular bells, dynamique, catchy chorus, light drums, light reverb, hypnotique, fusion jazz, drone, high-energy drops, echoes, ethereal neo soul, passionate vocals, spatial effects, pulsating bass
Party Pooper
stand-up comedy, very funny, cabaret, americana, funky groove, sensual female vocals, ironic, humoristic, novelty singalong, accordion riffing, cimbalom stabs, brass punchlines, handclap chorus, mixed choir refrains, male lead vocal, spoken ad-libs, call and response, intro build, verse dropouts, chorus lift, snare backbeat, 108 BPM, slapback echo, spring reverb, playful satire, bitter comic relief, tubular bells, dynamique, catchy chorus, light drums, light reverb, hypnotique, fusion jazz, drone, high-energy drops, echoes, ethereal neo soul, passionate vocals, spatial effects, pulsating bass
Lyrics
Verse 1
He walks in late with that thundercloud face
Shoes all muddy on the dance hall lace
Takes one look and the room goes flat
Even the punch bowl knows better than that
He says, “Too loud.”
We say, “Too bad.”
He folds his arms like a brick in a bag
Jokes hit him
Then fall on the floor
Like coins in a trench coat
At the costume store
Pre-Chorus
Oh, he brings the rain
To a birthday cake
He can sour milk
With a handshake
Say his name?
Watch the candles dim
Every little grin just folds right in
Chorus
Party pooper, party pooper
(Oh no, here he comes)
Party pooper, party pooper
(There goes the fun)
He kills the sparkle
He chills the room
Party pooper, party pooper
He ruins the bloom
Verse 2
He critiques the curtains, the pie, the band
Stands by the buffet like a one-man stand
“If I were you,” he says with a shrug
Then he spills his gloom in the dip and the rug
He snorts at the limbo
Mocks the tambourine
Calls confetti “a mess”
With a face so mean
Even the magician
Lost his rabbit and pride
When that sour little shadow
Slid right inside
Pre-Chorus
Oh, he brings the rain
To a candlelit toast
Turns a room full of friends
Into polite ghosts
Say his name?
And the sparkle’s gone
Like the last warm note
Of a singalong song
Chorus
Party pooper, party pooper
(Oh no, here he comes)
Party pooper, party pooper
(There goes the fun)
He kills the sparkle
He chills the room
Party pooper, party pooper
He ruins the bloom
Bridge
But once, just once, the band struck up wild
And the whole damn room got a grin so mild
He tried to frown
He tried to scold
Then someone handed him a napkin roll
He sneezed at the streamer
He balked at the kiss
And the whole town laughed
At the grump in the mist
Now every time he’s near the door
We lock the joy
And hide the chore
Chorus
Party pooper, party pooper
(Oh no, here he comes)
Party pooper, party pooper
(There goes the fun)
He kills the sparkle
He chills the room
Party pooper, party pooper
He ruins the bloom
Outro
So keep your hat on
Keep your cheer
If you see that face
Take your cake elsewhere
Party pooper
Party pooper
(Please, not here)