What Would Kaylee Do?

by Lux Lucre

(tune of "What Would Willie Do?"

by Gary Allan)

I was lost in trouble and strife, I met a girl who changed my life

And now it's a brand new day, and I ain't afraid to say

You're not alone when you're down and out

And I think you know who I'm talking about

When I don't know how I'll get through

I ask myself: what would Kaylee do?

What would Kaylee do, well she'd travel the 'verse with nothing but her tools and a chinese curse

And her teddy-bear overalls, her cheerful pluck, a frilly dress and a little bit of luck

Well she loves all the people, the muddy and the sandy

She's the mei mei, little sister, of Serenity's family

And they'll tell you that it's true

When engines blow, what would Kaylee do?

Well long ago she came unto us, her words were simple but her skills sure helped us

A strawberry connoisseur, but then a Fed shot her.

She was down and we thought we'd lost her

But she stayed alive thanks to the work of the Doctor

And all of the family was riled, they came to see her as she smiled

Like a miracle all the crew were not death recievers

Escaping, thanks to Kaylee, from the horrid Reavers

Flipped the ship and away they flew

When it's all gone wrong what would Kaylee do?

You know sometimes I wonder when I ain't gettin' nowhere

What would sweet Kaylee do when it all gets too much to bear

And I can see her in her lonely little room

And she's got her problems just like any of us

Well she'd just take a deep breath and then she'd let it all go

And she'd take another deep breath and let it all go

And she'd take another deep breath... and she'd hold it

Ah and I bet she'd feel hungry in a way that seems strange

Yeah hungry for all the things that she just can't change

Like the time she was tied up in the engine room

When Jubal Early threatened her to seal River's doom but she sure got free

And you think that's rough, those rotten purplebellies pawed through all of her stuff

Adelia Niska hurt her captian brave, and she dropped her gun when she was trying to save.

So when it's all coming down on you

You better ask yourself what would Kaylee do?

What would Kaylee do, well she'd take a little time

And talk to Inara as she'd travel down the line

And there's millions to haul down that road, and with a smile she's gonna lighten their load

She loves all the people, each has a shiny story

Hell, she even went to a fancy ball to give her captian glory

And that ain't easy to do, so when it's all too much, what would Kaylee

When the game gets tough what would Kaylee

When they call your bluff what would Kaylee do?