retirement
a retirement song for their last friday ever
Frank gave the place 34 years, and he's been planning the same fishing trip since 1997. a sheet cake and a card with forty signatures was not the sendoff.
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Frank's Last Friday
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salute the years, roast the legend
the best retirement sendoffs do both at once. we typed “Frank is retiring after 34 years and finally taking that fishing trip he's planned since 1997” and the jazz number on this page swings through Frank's name, his 34 years, and a fishing trip that has been in pre-production longer than most careers. do the same for your departing legend: the years served, the famous catchphrase, the thing they alone knew how to fix. that's a career, and it deserves a horn section.
the main event at the retirement party
there's always a gap in the retirement lunch where somebody clears their throat and gives the speech everyone forgets. play the song instead. it's thirty seconds, it's fully produced, and the karaoke-style lyrics on screen mean the whole team ends up singing the chorus at a man holding a paper plate of cake. collect the best inside jokes from the team first, or attach a screenshot of the team chat and let the song name the whole crew.
lyrics
Well, ol' Frank is hangin' up his hat
Thirty-four years, just think of that
Remember back in ninety-seven
Talkin' 'bout that fishin' heaven (shoo-be-doo)
Now the open road is callin' your name
A brand new start to the same ol' game
So cast that line out far and wide
With nothin' but the turnin' tide
Go on and catch that great big fish, Frank
Yeah, go on and catch that great big fish, Frank
retirement questions
what should a funny retirement song for a coworker include?
the number of years, the retirement plan they won't stop mentioning, and one workplace legend. the guy who fixed the printer by hitting it deserves that verse.
can we play it at the retirement party?
that's the dream scenario. cast it to a screen or just crank a laptop, and the lyrics display karaoke-style so the whole department can join the chorus. schedule it right before the cake.
what genre suits a retirement song?
jazz has exactly the right last-day-of-work swagger, like the sample on this page. country works for the fishing-trip crowd, and rock suits anyone leaving in a blaze of glory.
how does the whole team pitch in on one song?
one person collects the best material and types the message, or attach a screenshot of the group chat and the lyrics will name the people in the thread. everyone contributed, one person pressed the button.
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