"The Ballad Of The Timeshare King" lyrics

[David:]
I'm David Siegel—founder, President, and CEO of Westgate Resorts. They call me "The Timeshare King"

[Jackie:]
Well, I asked him flat-out, "How does anyone get this much money?"

[Gary:]
In south Central Chicago, his odyssey began
His father was a grocer, just a good hard-workin' man
He moved them to Orlando, not knowing he would bring
His only son
Where he'd become
The Timeshare King

[Male ensemble:]
He brought his son
Where he'd become
The Timeshare King

Yippee-I-owe-you-owe-we-owe
Yippee-I-ay, we sing
The sentimental ballad of the Timeshare King
Mm-mm

[David:]
I had some orange groves in Orlando, but they barely produced a crop. A fellow came to me in 1980 and says:

[A fellow:]
"I wanna buy 10 acres of your orange groves. I'm gonna dig 'em up and build me a timeshare."

[David:]
A timeshare? What's that?

[A fellow:]
You see this here hotel room? I can tell how wild y'are
Oh, I got this room all sexed-up with mirrors and a minibar
I sell this room to folks who wanna come vacation here
Not once, mind you, but fifty-two weeks of the year

[David:]
You sell this room one week at a time?

[A fellow:]
Ha ha ha ha!
You catch my drift? The same room

[Male ensemble:]
Fifty-two times a year!

[A fellow:]
So, you wanna go into business with me?

[David:]
Thanks, I'll do it myself

[Male ensemble:]
Yippee-I-owe-you-owe-we-owe
Yippee-I-ay, we sing

[Gary:]
The less-than-gentle ballad

[Gary & male ensemble:]
Of the Timeshare King
Mm-mm

[Gary:]
Soon, in eleven states, the King had twenty-eight resorts

[David:]
Including the world's three largest

[Gary:]
Said business suite reports
His power grew, his fame did, too, the King became more regal
In fact, George W.'s President now, thanks to David Siegel

[David:]
I'd share the plot, but it might not
Have been exactly legal

[Male ensemble:]
Mm-mm

[David:]
Good morning, Westgate sales force. Do not let these people leave without buying something. You tell 'em, "You deserve more!"

[Sales force:]
You deserve more!
You deserve more!

[Husband:]
We're just here for the free Disney tickets you advertised

[Wife:]
Yeah. Honey, don't you dare buy anything!

[Gary:]
Don't worry, we'll get you your free Disney tickets right after this quick tour of our premium units:
A big flat screen for watching sports

[Husband:]
That is nice!

[Gary:]
A fireplace that ignites

[Husband & wife:]
Ooh!

[Gary:]
And a bathroom with Greek columns, and a tub with disco lights

[Husband:]
We really can't afford this!

[Wife:]
I know, but I'm just saying
It does beat where we're staying

[Gary:]
And with nothing down, just interest
You'll barely know you're paying
Don't you owe more to yourself?
Your kids, your lovely wife?
And let me tell you, once you buy
It's truly yours for life!
I can cut you a big discount
If you sign up right away

[Husband:]
Oh, well, I guess, okay?

[Gary:]
Okay?

[Husband & wife:]
Okay!

[David:]
We do 100% of our sales on the first day

[Male ensemble:]
Yippee-I-ay!
Whoo!
Hey...

Yippee-I-owe-you-owe-we-owe
Yippee-I-ay, we sing

[All ensemble:]
The transcendental ballad of the Timeshare King

[David:]
Everybody sing!

[Ensemble:]
Yippee-I-owe-you-owe-we-owe
Yippee-I-ay, we sing
The sentimental

[Husband:]
Less-than-gentle

[Gary:]
Transcendental

[David:]
Monumental

[Ensemble:]
Raise-the-rental
Ballad of the Timeshare King!

[David:]
Give yourselves a hand!