MURDER, SHE WROTE "LYRICS" (EARLY SEASONS)

I said online that I may write up our "lyrics" to "Murder, She Wrote" (the ones we sing along to at home whenever an episode comes on because... well, we do that sort of thing...) later if I got round to it, so here they are (although I suspect that the world might tremble at the prospect of me crooning through it for a future RTA, however).

To be honest, a lot of this is dredged up from memory and the vague inconsistencies of different thoughts on different evenings, but this is the general version which may not match up with any mix of the opening titles that you've ever seen or heard.

My indistinguishable mutterings about the pilot episode of "Murder, She Wrote" can be heard at (amongst other places) https://soundcloud.com/user-868590968/rta028-episode-28 if you like, and the article itself lives right here https://m-a-w-h.blogspot.com/2018/10/podcast-14-murder-she-wrote.html

Incidentally... You may possibly gather by the following that we use the "say what you see" method for theme tune lyric-composition (which is also the reason why the "lyrics" to BBC Springwatch end with "...and a little fluffy OOOWWWLLLL...!" - well, they do in our living room, anyway...)

(See also "On the telly now, it's Poirot, it's Poirot..." etc., etc.)

MURDER, SHE WROTE “LYRICS” (EARLY SEASONS)

It’s time for murder

In “Murder, She Wrote”

Jessica’s going to solve the crime

She does it every time

And now she’s typing

Then typing some more

Taking a jog along the coast

She’s waving from the shore

There’s loads more waving

Then a fake gun bangs -

Jessica’s going to solve the crime

She does it every time

But things get darker…!

By torchlight searching –

Looking for clues in dark places

She gets pushed down the stairs

But she’s still typing

And typing yet more

Jessica’s going to solve the crime

She does it every time

Her book’s all bound in red leather

It’s time for “Murder, She Wrote”

MAWH, Oct/Nov 2018

(Since publication, a terrifying rendition of this alleged "song" may now be heard in the opening moments of "Round The Archives" episode 29... don't say you weren't warned...!
https://soundcloud.com/user-868590968/rta029-episode-29)