I admit, this came partially out of me getting annoyed by writing advice again. And then the song “If You Feel Like Singing, Sing” came to me, and I said, “there should be a version of this about writing.”

And though it is me, though I hate poetry and trying to rhyme was a pain, I made it.

If you feel like writing, write,
Scribble your cares away,
There’s something about putting down a line
Makes you feel fine,
Helps you to find a peace of mindful day.
If you feel like drabbling, do,
A bee cee dee eee eff gee,
Supposin’ your prose be slightly off key,
Ev’ryone can’t be a “King,”
Tell your friends to go places
If they start making faces
If you feel like writing, write.
If you feel like writing, write,
Scribble your cares away,
There’s something about putting down a line
Makes you feel fine,
Helps you to find a peace of mindful day.
If you feel like drabbling, do,
A bee cee dee eee eff gee,
Just put pen to page and story,
And tell any kind or sort.
Don’t let the end intimidate you
Or others tell you what you need to do,
If you can’t write good, write short.
Practice, practice,
When your luck is in need of repair,
La-dee-da, don’t you care
Where you are or what time it is
Whose line or whose rhyme it is,
It mustn’t necessarily be like anyone else’s
Or be an extra-special moment,
If you feel like writing, write,
Scribble here, drabble there,
Write to your heart’s content.

Chorus 2:

If you feel like writing, write,
Scribble your cares away,
There’s something about putting down a line
Makes you feel fine,
Helps you to find a peace of mindful day.
If you feel like drabbling, do,
A bee cee dee eee eff gee,
Supposin’ your prose be slightly off key,
Ev’ryone can’t be a “King,”
Tell your friends to go places
If they start making faces
If you feel like writing, write.
If you feel like writing, write,
Scribble your cares away,
Tell your friends to go places
If they start making faces
If you feel like writing, write.
If you feel like writing, write,
Scribble your cares away,
There’s something about putting down a line
Makes you feel fine,
Helps you to find a peace of mindful day.
If you feel like drabbling, do,
A bee cee dee eee eff gee,
Just put pen to page and story,
And tell any kind or sort.
Don’t let the end intimidate you
Or others tell you what you need to do,
If you can’t write good, write short.
Practice, practice,
Jote that line down anywhere,
La-dee-da, don’t you care,
Anyone who feels inspired will
Pick up that fabled old quill,
It mustn’t necessarily be like anyone else’s
Or be an extra-special moment,
If you feel like writting, write,
Tra-la-la, fiddle-dee, la-dee-da
Write to your heart’s content.