In Sumer We Do

Words by Gilbert Gonzalez

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I have to carry a heavy bag of barley,

It’s so heavy my feet are getting gnarly.

My dad said, “Wait, you don’t have to squeal,

What you need to do is to invent the wheel,”

I know now what I’m gonna do

It’s time to invent ‘cause in Sumer we do.

 

I’m going to town and I’m gonna trade and barter

Remembering everything is sure getting harder

My dad said, “Wait, don’t go insane,

Invent some writing so you don’t fry your brain>”

I know now what I’m gonna do

It’s time to invent ‘cause in Sumer we do.

 

I’m gonna take a Sumer vacation

I want to write an epic but I’m filled with frustration,

My dad said, “Since you can’t think of a thing,

Why don’t you write of Gilgamesh the king. “

I know now what I’m gonna do

It’s time to invent ‘cause in Sumer we do.

 

Well, I’m gonna make a plow and a cylinder seal

Build a ziggurat and a potter’s wheel

This is what I’m gonna do

I’m gonna invent ‘cause in Sumer we do

 

This is what I’m gonna do

I’m gonna invent, ‘cause in Sumer we do.