The Saga Begins

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 into


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


And 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


Yah, he's probably gonna marry her someday


Well, I knew he built C-3PO


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 we 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 interview the kid


Oh, training they forbid


Because Yoda sensed in him much fear


And Qui-Gon said "Now listen here"


"Just stick it in your pointy ear"


"I still will teach this boy"


He was singin' ...


My my this he