The Attraction of Attention

These party guests are chatty 
And I need to interrupt
But they want to tell their stories
So announcements feel abrupt

A shouty mic is not polite
Important words are drowned
If you want a lovely silence
Use another kind of sound
The time has come to tell them all
I'm here to sing a song
And usually I like to whack
A huge great gong

I sometimes topple over
As the mallet crashes down
And the noise and big vibrations
All reverberate around
But I’ve seen it work with even 
An inebriated crowd
Who wouldn’t clock a thunderclap
However long and loud
Still I’ll never get attention
From this animated throng
They won’t be stopping just because
A thing goes bong

We can do some jazzy drum and bass
A 1 2 3
If we’re only here for atmosphere 
That’s ok with me