This isn’t just going to be another rhyming couplet
But rather, it’s definitely a product of my creative outlet
Working from the original and unique Manny Lammy creation
Here’s come a whole brand new revision…

There once was a fine man named Manuel Lam
When I saw him, my heart skipped, and it was like “Bam!”
Square face and lean muscle all over the place
My crush on him is certainly not just a phase

Named as one of the top 10 hot guys of the school
And definitely everywhere he went, he was too cool
Almost had the chance to become a Reebok celebrity
But too bad, he missed it, just didn’t have enough ability

I ask him each day if he’s had a good dump
Sometimes they’re good, but sometimes it’s just a lump
I don’t see how exciting the urology clinic could be
But maybe working with poo just doesn’t appeal that much to me

First you got the Cranston-based photo store
Unbelievably entrepreneurial, now he’s going for more
Somebody once thought his sister was his girlfriend
But thankfully, a few years later, she seems to have transcend

Manny Lammy Manny Lammy, you’re now in the house
Do you like country music and listening to Alison Krauss?
Now that you’ve got the whole sushi store down
Are you going to be next big thing in town?

I really hope to go to your wedding some day
Because it is then when I realize the meaning of “come what may…”
Don’t be too anxious about the modeling gig
Just be thankful that you don’t suck, like the Big Dig.

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Here’s the background story on this piece: I met my friend Manny Lam way back in 2003 through a school group, and after spending a good amount of time with him as friends (which include a highlight of sleeping on the same bed as him and waking up feeling rather awkward), I came up with some lyrics for him. I can no longer recall the lyrics in its entirety, but what I can say is that there was a slight hint of hip-hop with a tad bit of gangster rap (as gangsta as yours truly, an Asian, could get) infused. Needless to say, although the lyrics were somewhat entertaining (as they certainly were to myself), they lacked substance. 

So as I was chatting with Manny one afternoon, I suddenly felt compelled to come up with a 2008 version. This is why you’ll find that the title above has a “2.0″ appended.