I Ain't Got Rhythm

The 2008 Emmy Award nomintated song for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics, sung in Dude, We're Getting the Band Back Together to persuade Swammpy to join the band again.

Here's the lyrics -

Phineas: So you're saying that you don't have rhythm
But listen what you're doing right there
With that stamp and a book you got a real nice hook
Sounds to me like you got rhythm to spare
Swampy: I have no idea what you're talking about
I've got as much rhythm as that chair
What happened to me was a tragedy
But I don't have to be a millionaire

Look, I got a sweet deal going on here
I got all the books that I can read
All these sweet old ladies and this carpet from the 80's
What more could a librarian need?
Besides, I ain't got rhythm
No, I ain't got rhythm
Said I ain't got rhythm
I ain't got rhythm

Phineas: You're kidding me right, y-you're kidding me
Don't you see what you were doing right then?
That's a wicked groove you were starting to move
Mister, you've got rhythm times ten
Swampy: I think perhaps that you're not listening
I find it tedious to repeat
It's no big crime,
I just can't keep time
I'm telling you I lost the beat

I don't need my face on T-shirts
Or hit a power-chord guitar
They were screaming my name
I guess it's a shame
But I don't need to be a rock star
Besides, I ain't got rhythm
No, I ain't got rhythm
Said I ain't got rhythm
I ain't got rhythm
I ain't got rhythm

Phineas: Sounds like rhythm to me
Swampy: No, I ain't got rhythm
Phineas: Seems like they all agree
Swampy: Said I ain't got rhythm
Phineas: But you're laying down some funky syncopation!

Swampy: I ain't got rhythm
Phineas: But you got that beat
Swampy: No, I ain't got rhythm
Phineas: Look at them, they're stomping their feet
Swampy: Said I ain't got rhythm
Phineas: It's time for you to rock a brand new generation
Library patrons: Brand new generation
Phineas and Swampy: Gonna rock a brand new generation
Swampy: Cause I ain't got rhythm!

Woman, spoken: Huh. Would you just go join the band?

Library patrons: Ain't got rhythm
Ain't got rhythm
Ain't got rhythm
Ain't got rhythm

Swampy: Hey, I got rhythm!

Yeah, it was last year. And so was the theme song.

LOL, I never knew, and I watched the Emmys last year!