I wrote this as a pre-op back in Feb 2004. It goes out to all of you with love!!

Sung to "American Pie" by Don Mclean

New version by Dori Mc-LEAN

A long long time ago

We can still remember

How a twinkie used to make us smile

And we knew if we had our chance

That we'd soon outgrow our pants

And maybe we'd be happy for a while

But the weight gain made us shiver

with every step our chins would quiver

Good news found on a website

We weren't alone in the fight

We all shared how we'd cried

Over failed diets that we'd tried

Then we were banded deep inside

And one day, the hunger died

So.. Bye, bye to the fat on our thighs

We were heavy, like a Chevy,

so the band we did try

Us good ole banders stick together, no lie

Singing, tomorrow smaller pants I will buy

Tomorrow smaller pants I will buy

Did you write the post above?

About your clothes fittin' like a glove?

Does your mirror tell you so?

Now do you believe fat takes it's toll?

And bandin' might save your mortal soul?

And can you teach yourself how to eat real slow?

Well, I know that you'll be getting' thin

Insurance approval will come in

You'll kick off your blues

Once you start to lose

I was a lonely overweight eatin fool

Any kinda food would make me drool

But I knew I'd found some luck

The day the hunger died.

I started singing

Bye, bye to the fat on my thighs

I was heavy, like a Chevy,

so the band we did try

Us good ole banders stick together, no lie

Singing, tomorrow smaller pants I will buy

Tomorrow smaller pants I will buy

Now, for ten years I was on my own

And fat grew thick upon my bones

But that's not how has to be

With banding you can be so lean

Wear smaller clothes than you've ever seen

As the pounds fall off of you and me

And as our weight is going down

We might PB all over town

Our food it will return

Til proper chewing we have learned

Some think this option is a lark

But we'll do laps around the park

And chat online until it's dark

On how one day our hunger died

We'll be singing

Bye, bye to the fat on our thighs

We were heavy, like a Chevy,

so the band we did try

Us good ole banders stick together, no lie

Singing, tomorrow smaller pants I will buy

Tomorrow smaller pants I will buy

Helter skelter in the summer swelter

pounds fly off with our fat melter

Eight pounds down and falling fast

I think came off of my ass

A handsome man made a pass

Perhaps celibacy will be in my past?

Now half way to goal we'll start to bloom

And turn heads when we enter a room

We'll all get up to dance

Not afraid to take the chance

As the fat began to yield

Our hipbones were revealed

Do you recall with glee we squealed?

The day our hunger died

We started singing

Bye, bye to the fat on our thighs

We were heavy, like a Chevy,

so the band we did try

Us good ole banders stick together, no lie

Singing, tomorrow smaller pants I will buy

Tomorrow smaller pants I will buy

Oh, and now we eat at a slower pace

We no longer stuff our face

With no room left to binge again

So now we're nimble and we're quick

And our waists are not so thick

Cause the band is our true friend

And as we lost our flabby cage

Life's journey turned another page

No pound cake made in hell

Could break our losing spell

And as the pounds went out of sight

We knew our decision was right

You'll see our post of sheer delight T

he day our hunger died

We were singing

Bye, bye to the fat on our thighs

We were heavy, like a Chevy,

so the band we did try

Us good ole banders stick together, no lie

Singing, tomorrow smaller pants I will buy

Tomorrow smaller pants I will buy

I met a girl who sang the blues

Because she had some pounds to lose

But she got banded yesterday!!!

Now she knows just what's in store

As she starts losing pounds galore I

n the future, it surely seems

She'll achieve her weight loss dreams

On food no longer choken

Her plateaus all were broken

And the fellow banders I admire most

I can't wait to read their posts

Of all of us, they've lost the most

One day their hunger died

And they were singing

Bye, bye to the fat on our thighs

We were heavy, like a Chevy,

so the band we did try

Us good ole banders stick together, no lie

Singing, tomorrow smaller pants I will buy

Tomorrow smaller pants I will buy

THAT was cool! How creative are YOU!!! Well done! This was right in time for me, I leave tomorrow for MX to get my band...I'll be hummin' this tune!

Thanks Dori B!!!

Funny! I can hear Don McLean singing . . .

ohmigod that's brilliant!!! LOVE it - definitely an anthem for any future bashes!!!

I could hear his voice singing it in my head too!! how funny. And Yaeehhh Kathy!! Sing like no ones listning!

Pure genius. You made my day with this. Now, who's gonna sing it and burn it on a CD and mail it to me?

I'm still singing "Tomorrow smaller pants I will buy"

Pure genius. You made my day with this. Now, who's gonna sing it and burn it on a CD and mail it to me?

just print it and take it with you to karioki night-I'm sure they would have the song!!!

That lyrics were fabulous and I was laughing outloud!

That Is Very Cool- I loved it

What talent you have. That was fun.

Thank you for sharing this! I needed a good laugh today!!!

This is my new tune I walk on the treadmill to. I printed it out large and stuck it there and sing out loud as I walk. What a great inspiration. THANK YOU SO MUCH IT IS AWESOME!!!

OMG!!! I LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!!! You are an absolute genius!