Up at Cal Poly, all the kids were taking tests
'Cause they wanted to be really good architects
Well this kid came along, he was Nick and Mary's son
He had brought a warped mind, and an accordion
From his hair to his Vans, he was covered with weirdness
And when it came to homework, he was mighty fearless
Well then one day, he threw out his T-square & graphs
And he said, "Hell with this! Now you're all gonna laugh!"
The day Alfred went weird
That day, Weird Al was his name
Well, he realized architecture was boring
Somethin' finally must've made him see fame
Well, his architect degree is still used to this date
As a bookmark, a drink coaster, and paperweight
After riding the busses, and eating bologna
He turned those poor Kinks into a song called Yoda
Well, he grabbed Michael Jackson, and told him to eat it
And when he got really fat, he could not be defeated
And he took out a chainsaw, and he doctored Madonna
Then he cooked up grunge rock and said it smells like nirvana
The day Alfred went weird
That day, he became a goof
Now you can't hardly listen to Demento
Without hearing a musical spoof
There's ALCON '98 and the Midnight Star
There's the Close Personal Friends of Al
Steve Jay on bass, and Jim West playing guitar
And Bermuda keeps drumming, Al's hits keep on coming
And Coolio's bumming, but oh, oh Yankovic
Al TV, Al Music
A better genius, I could not pick
Yes, Weird Al fans, he has got a Bad Hair Day
But he still is performing, and he will come what may
Yes, little friend now, he is running around
With his scissors in hand, may he never fall down
But he's got platinum albums, as the saga's beginning
And on Dr. Demento, he keeps right-on winning
And they say VH1, they're on the phone every night
With Jay Levey, negotiating the bio rights
It would include
The day Alfred went weird
That day, Alfred became insane
Well, to put it in the words of Barry Hansen
Architecture's loss is pop music's gain
Wo-oh, the day Alfred went weird
That day, Weird Al was his name
Well, he realized architecture was boring
Something finally must've made him see fame
Yeah, Al was finally using his brain
Tell ya, architecture's loss is pop music's gain