Sibling Rivalry

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Sibling Rivalry is the tenth track on the album The Simpsons Sing the Blues. It is sung by Bart and Lisa. The song was written by John Boylan, James L. Brooks, and Jai Winding.
==Lyrics==
:Intro
:(The song starts as a ballad)
:Bart and Lisa:
:Our life is so confusing,
:No reason and no rhyme.
:We've got this funny feeling,
:Getting old before our time.
:(music changes to a hip-hop beat)
:Gimme whachu got!
:Gimme whachu got!
:I know whachu got!
:Gimme whachu got!
:
: (music changes again to melodramatic showtune style)
:Lisa:
:What kind of love brings such confusion?
:Bart:
:Shuts out the sun and kills all glee?
:Bart and Lisa:
:What are these blues we're here to tell you?
:Bart, Lisa, and backing vocals:
:It's sibling rivalry!
:(back to hip-hop)
: I don't wanna share!
:I wanna make you nuts!
:Gimme whachu got!
:Gotta have it all!
:Bart:
:Sometimes I see her doing homework.
:Lisa:
:I'm working hard all by myself.
:Bart:
:And who can stand a happy sister?
:Lisa:
:He hates I don't require help!
:Backing vocals:
:Ooh, ooh, ooh!
:Bart:
:I put a spider on her shoulder.
:Backing vocals:
:Oh, yeah! Ooh-ooh!
:Lisa:
:I'm not aware that it is fake.
:Backing vocals:
:Ooh, ooh, ooh!
:Bart:
:I ask her what the heck that thing is.
:Backing vocals:
:Ew!
:Lisa:
:I turn and start I scream and shake!
:Backing vocals:
:Scream and shake!
:(music changes from hip-hop to blues/shuffle)
:Bart:
:Whyyyyyyy does it feel so good, my idea of fun?
:I know it's wrong to feel so mean,
:But... you should've heard her scream!
:(Bart laughs)
:(The song changes back from blues/shuffle to hip-hop)
:Lisa:
:I am not blameless in this equation.
:Bart:
:She likes to talk over my head.
:Lisa:
:Poor Bart, his trials and tribulations.
:Backing vocals:
:Poor Bart.
:Bart:
:Before a test, she makes me dread.
:Backing vocals:
:Ooh, ooh, ooh!
:Lisa:
:'Cause I predict that he will fail.
:Backing vocals:
:Gonna flunk, ooh-ooh!
:Bart:
:I chase her down when she is right.
:Backing vocals:
:Ooh, ooh, ooh!
:Lisa:
:When I refuse to just turn tail.
:Backing vocals:
:Hold your ground, Lisa.
:Bart and Lisa:
:We have our most outstanding fights!
:Backing vocals:
:OUTSTANDING FIGHTS!
:(Back to melodramatic showtune style)
:Lisa:
:What kind of love brings such contusions?
:Bart:
:All these Band-Aids the world can see?
:Bart and Lisa:
:What is this shame we're here to tell you?
:Bart, Lisa, and backing vocals:
:It's sibling rivalry!
: (The song returns to the opening ballad tempo and feel)
:Bart and Lisa:
:A brother and a sister.
:We're trying not to boast.
:But we can't help believing
:That we'll always be this close.
:Backing vocals:
:(over intro)
:Siblings find it, oh, so hard
:When it comes to giving
:Let them once try singing background for a living!
:(synthesizer chord to mark the end of the music)
:Bart and Lisa (a capella):
:A brother and a sister,
:We will always be this close.
:Bart (spoken):
:Let go of my hand, Lisa.
Category:Songs
Category:Songs by Bart
Category:Songs by Lisa
Category:Original Songs