Standard (EADGBE)
I have been trying
To write a haiku for you
Some things I just cant do
Maybe youre beyond
Ancient asian poetry
Or maybe its just me
I have been trying
To get this haiku just right all night
For you; alright Im through
Maybe this poem
Was lost in the sauce we spilled
That never got refilled
Ive never thought much
Of formulaic verse anyway
And rhymes are not my forte
I have been trying
To get this haiku just right all night
For you; alright Im through
Chorus
Im trying not to try too hard
But youre hard to write down right
So I pen these tried attempts
At haikus for you tonight
Solo
Lah dah dee diddum
Lah dah dee doom doo ditto
Dum doo lah dee doh
There, thats sufficient
I wrote a haiku for you
Well I tried at least, and thats not so bad
Im working here; can that be said for you
Chorus
Im trying not to try too hard
But youre hard to write down right
So I pen these tried attempts
At haikus for you tonight
Words dont work like Webster says
They trip me up all night
Im just trying to write for you
But youre hard to write down right