Episode I Song

The Saga Begins

(Sung to American Pie by Don McLean)

(As sung by Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi, on meeting Anakin Skywalker)

Lyrics by "Weird Al" Yankovic

A long, long time ago

In a galaxy far away

Naboo was under an attack

And I thought me and Qui-Gon Jinn

Could talk the Federation in

To maybe cutting them a little slack

But their response, it didn’t thrill us

They locked the doors and tried to kill us

We escaped from that gas

Then met Jar Jar and Boss Nass

We took a bongo from the scene

And we went to Theed to see the queen

We all wound up on Tatooine

That’s where we found this boy...

Oh my my, this here Anakin guy

May be Vader someday later -- now, he’s just a small fry

And he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye

Sayin’ "Soon, I’m gonna be a Jedi"

"Soon, I’m gonna be a Jedi"

Did you know this junkyard slave

Isn’t even old enough to shave

But he can use the Force, they say

Ahh, do you see him hitting on the queen

Though he’s just nine and she’s fourteen?

Yeah, he’s probably gonna marry her someday

Well, I know he built C-3P0

And I’ve heard how fast his pod can go

And we were broke, it’s true

So, we made a wager or two

He was a prepubescent flyin’ ace

And the minute Jabba started off that race

Well, I knew who would win first place

Oh yes, it was our boy

We started singin’...My my, this here Anakin guy

May be Vader someday later -- now, he’s just a small fry

And he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye

Sayin’ "Soon, I’m gonna be a Jedi"

"Soon, I’m gonna be a Jedi"

Now, we finally got to Coruscant

The Jedi Council we knew would want

To see how good the boy could be

So, we took him there and told the tale

How his midi-chlorians were off the scale

And he might fulfill that prophecy

Oh, the Council was impressed, of course

Could he bring balance to the Force?

They interviewed the kid

Oh, training they forbid

Because Yoda sensed in him much fear

And Qui-Gonn said, "Now, listen here

"Just stick it in your pointy ear

"I still will teach this boy"

He was singin’...My my, this here Anakin guy

May be Vader someday later -- now, he’s just a small fry

And he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye

Sayin’ "Soon, I’m gonna be a Jedi"

"Soon, I’m gonna be a Jedi"

We caught a ride back to Naboo

’Cause Queen Amidala wanted to

I, frankly, would have liked to stay

We all fought in that epic war

And it wasn’t long at all before

Little Hotshot flew his plane and saved the day

And in the end, some Gungans died

Some ships blew up and some pilots fried

A lot of folks were croakin’

The battle droids were broken

And the Jedi I admire most

Met up with Darth Maul and now he’s toast

Well, I’m still here and he’s a ghost

I guess, I’ll train this boy

And I was singin’...My my, this here Anakin guy

May be Vader someday later -- now, he’s just a small fry

And he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye

Sayin’ "Soon, I’m gonna be a Jedi"

"Soon, I’m gonna be a Jedi"

We were singin’...My my, this here Anakin guy

May be Vader someday later -- now, he’s just a small fry

And he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye

Sayin’ "Soon, I’m gonna be a Jedi"

"Soon, I’m gonna be a Jedi."


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