ROBERT JOHN FORD
PLAYWRIGHT COMPOSER LYRICIST PRODUCER
SONGS
Original Songs From Musicals
Unless otherwise noted, all music & lyrics written by RJF
"A Bigger Part" from “Rolf(e)”
"A Little Bit Of Heaven (The Pageant Song)" from “Six-On-Six: The Musical”
"A Man In A Uniform" from “Rolf(e)”
"A Man Passes On" from “Outside The Box,” music by Adam Sakiyama
"Ahead Of Our Time" from “Six-On-Six: The Musical”
"Another Slow Day" from “The World’s Largest Aluminum Foil Ball”
"Anything For A Vote" from “Caucus! The Musical”
"Confusing, Depressing, Disgusting Things" from “Rolf(e)”
"Contradictions" from “Caucus! The Musical”
"Divine Intervention" from “Outside The Box,” music by Adam Sakiyama
"Diesel, I Think" from “Rolf(e)”
"Do The Beanwalk/Detasseling" from “Utopia” 2010, 2011
"Dressing Down Diesel" from “Rolf(e)”
"Edmund High School Fight Song" from “Six-On-Six: The Musical”
"Entr'acte" from “Six-On-Six: The Musical”
"Ev'ry Day's A Win" from “Clean Up,” music by Brian E. Katona
"Female Problems" from “Six-On-Six: The Musical”
"Finale" from “Six-On-Six: The Musical”
"Find Another Way" from “Rolf(e)”
"Get Off Your Sorry Ass And Vote" from “Caucus! The Musical”
"Gets Around" from “Rolf(e)”
"Gone Forevermore/Edmund School Song" from “Six-On-Six: The Musical”
"Goodbye, Good Luck, Good Riddance" from “Caucus! The Musical”
"Halliday, Goldman, Jensen, and Tate" & Reprise from “Caucus! The Musical”
"Hy-Vee Bag Boy" from “Utopia” 2010, 2011, 2015
"I Declare" from “Caucus! The Musical”
"I Need That Man" from “Caucus! The Musical”
"I Never Knew" from “Rolf(e)”
"I'm Open To Suggestions" from “Rolf(e)”
"It's Caucus Eve!" from "'Twas The Night Before Caucus"
"It's Time To Go To Iowa" from “Caucus! The Musical”
"Jackie's Vision" from “Outside The Box,” music by Adam Sakiyama
"Just Seventeen" from “Six-On-Six: The Musical”
"Kitschy Road Trip" from “The World’s Largest Aluminum Foil Ball”
"Keep 'Em Guessing" from “Caucus! The Musical”
"No Comment" from “Clean Up,” music by Brian E. Katona
"Notice Me" from “Six-On-Six: The Musical”
"Occupied" from “Rolf(e)”
"On Saturday Morning" from “Six-On-Six: The Musical”
"One Defining Moment" from “Six-On-Six: The Musical”
"One Happy Family" & "Reprise" from “Caucus! The Musical”
"One Of Those Women" from “Six-On-Six: The Musical”
"Overexposed (The Shawn Johnson Song)" from “Utopia” 2010
"Overhyped (The Weather Report)" from “Utopia” 2011
"Overture" from “Six-On-Six: The Musical”
"Paris Of The Plains" from “Utopia” 2010, 2011
"Patriot Act" from “The World’s Largest Aluminum Foil Ball”
"Progress" from “Utopia” 2010
"Ragbrai" from “Utopia” 2010, 2011
"Real Men" from “Rolf(e)”
"Say Yes To The Dress" from “Rolf(e)”
"Six-On-Six" from “Six-On-Six: The Musical”
"Slow" from “The World’s Largest Aluminum Foil Ball”
"Smelling Like A Rose" from “Outside The Box,” music by Adam Sakiyama
"Step Aside" from “Six-On-Six: The Musical”
"Stick To The Point" from “Outside The Box,” music by Adam Sakiyama
"Teaching Tom Osborne" & Reprise from “The World’s Largest Aluminum Foil Ball”
"Terry B" from “Utopia” 2010
"The Ballad of Rolf(e), Parts 1 & 2" from “Rolf(e)”
"The Ballad of The Ball, Parts 1 & 2" from “The World’s Largest Aluminum Foil Ball”
"The Debauchery" from "Cyclepaths"
"The Complaints" from "Cyclepaths"
"The Delusions" from "Cyclepaths"
"The Event, Parts 1 & 2" from "Cyclepaths"
"The Facilities" from "Cyclepaths"
"The Food" from "Cyclepaths"
"The Hardest Part of Love" from “Six-On-Six: The Musical”
"The Hosts" from "Cyclepaths"
"The Insanity" from "Cyclepaths"
"The King of Horror" from “Utopia” 2010, 2011, 2015
"The Locals" from "Cyclepaths"
"The Lusty Milkmaid (Mary, The Dairy Whore)" from “Rolf(e)”
"The Man Before You Now" from “Clean Up,” music by Brian E. Katona
"The 'Me' And The 'I' In America" from “Caucus! The Musical”
"The Negotiation" from "Cyclepaths"
"The Not-So-Secret Of Our Success" from “Six-On-Six: The Musical”
"The Perfect Family" & "Reprise" from “Caucus! The Musical”
"The Surrender" from "Cyclepaths"
"The Tough Question Sidestep" from “Caucus! The Musical”
"The Weather" from "Cyclepaths"
"The Will Of The People" from “Caucus! The Musical”
"The World's Largest Aluminum Foil Ball" from “The World’s Largest Aluminum Foil Ball”
"Twenty-Four Hours To Fill, Parts 1, 2 & 3" from “Caucus! The Musical”
"Utopia 2010, Part 1" from “Utopia” 2010
"Utopia 2010, Part 2" from “Utopia” 2010
"Utopia 2011, Part 1" from “Utopia” 2011
"Utopia 2011, Part 2" from “Utopia” 2011
"Utopia Opening Number" from “Utopia” 2015
"What Are We Gonna Do About Rolf(e)?" from “Rolf(e)”
"What Happens In Between (Finale)" from “Rolf(e)”
"What I Want" from “Caucus! The Musical”
"What Would He Do?" from “The World’s Largest Aluminum Foil Ball”
"What's Mine Is Yours" from “Outside The Box,” music by Adam Sakiyama
"What's My Peanut?" from “Trice,” music by Rick Bassett
"When My Number Comes Up" from “Outside The Box,” music by Adam Sakiyama
"Why Not Me?" from “Trice,” music by Rick Bassett
"With The Ball In My Hands" from “Six-On-Six: The Musical”
"You Best Save An Hour For Me" from “Outside The Box,” music by Adam Sakiyama
"You Don't Say No To A Nazi" from “Rolf(e)”
Stand-Alone Songs
"Beyond Me"
"Blow You Away"
"Captive" (theme song from "My Dinner With Andrew")
"Cry," music by Rick Bassett
"Forty-Nine Percent In Love"
"Hot Dish," music by Rick Bassett
"I Wanna Be A Nat Geo Girl"
"It's A Great Night To Be Homeless"
"It's All Been Said Before"
"It's You, Not Me"
"Leave Them Wanting More"
"Let's Grow Young Together"
"Look Into Your Heart," music by David Shenton
"Lucky," music by Michael Mott
"Memories of Christmas Past," music by David Shenton
"More Time With You"
"Moving At The Speed Of Dark"
"No More Me"
"Off The Grid," music by Ben Boecker
"Progress"
"Santa Was In The Towers That Day"
"Santa's 21 Conditions"
"Since You Went Home For Christmas"
"Standing O"
"Take Your Bow"
"The Age I Am Within"
"The Life I Could've Lived"
"The Signs Were All There"
"The Sixteenth Minute Of Fame"
"Too Me For Too Long"
"Welcome To The Middle Ages"
"What I Want"
"When Everything Was Big," music by Adam Sakiyama
"You're The One I Settled For"
"You've Got Family Here," music by Justin Friello
Parody Songs
"And I Am Telling You (It's Slow Goin')" from "Utopia" 2018
"Alone Again, Congressionally" from "Utopia" 2015
"Bread Bags" from "Utopia" 2015
"Bud Light" from "Utopia" 2010, 2011, 2015
"Canvassing" from "Adore Us! Line" 2020
"Catch Des Moines" from "Utopia" 2015
"(The) Clone Song" from "Utopia" 2010, 2011, 2015
"Dairy Queen" from "Utopia" 2015
"Dental Hygienist" from "Utopia" 2015
"Done" from "Utopia" 2015
"DSM International Airport" from "Utopia" 2018
"Four-H Girl" from "Utopia" 2015
"For The Time Is Now" from "Adore Us! Line" 2020
"Front Porch" from "Utopia" 2015
"Fund The Arts" for Iowa Arts Advocacy Day
"Good Morning, Iowa!" from "Utopia" 2018
"(A) Hawk Like That" from "Utopia" 2010, 2011, 2015
"(A) Hawkeye" from "Utopia" 2010, 2011, 2015
"(The) Hawkeyes And The Cyclones" from "Utopia" 2018
"He Has No Future" from "Utopia" 2018
"Helen's Got A Gun" from "Utopia" 2015
"Hello, Ames!" from "Adore Us! Line" 2020
"I Can Beat That" from "Adore Us! Line" 2020
"I Hope I Win It" from "Adore Us! Line" 2020
"I'll Be Back" from "Utopia" 2018
"In The White House" from "Adore Us! Line" 2020
"Jello" from "Utopia" 2018
"Loebsacks' Lament" from "Utopia" 2015
"(A) Mower" from "Utopia" 2015
"My Name Is" from "Adore Us! Line" 2020
"One" from "Adore Us! Line" 2020
"People" from "Adore Us! Line" 2020
"Pissed!" from "Adore Us! Line" 2020
"Pocahontas" from "Adore Us! Line" 2020
"(The) Red State Blues" from "Utopia" 2015
"Rain" from "Utopia" 2015
"Raygun" from "Utopia" 2018
"(The) Resistance" from "Utopia" 2018
"Reynold's Rap" from "Utopia" 2018
"Rootworms" from "Utopia" 2018
"Skywalkers" from "Utopia" 2011, 2015
"(A) State School In Iowa" from "Utopia" 2018
"Stay For The Infidelity" from "Utopia" 2018
"Suburbia (Medley of 11 Songs)" from "Utopia" 2018
"Tweets That Are Mine" from "Utopia" 2015
"Utopia Opening Number" from "Utopia" 2015
"(The) Vander Plotz" from "Utopia" 2011
"We Both Hate The Huskers" from "Utopia" 2011, 2015
"We Need Another Hay Bale" from "Utopia" 2015
"Welcome To Utopia" from "Utopia" 2018
"We've Never Had A Team Ranked So High" from "Utopia" 2015
"Whatever Lolo Wants" from "Utopia" 2015
"When I'm The Prez" from "Utopia" 2015
"(The) Whitest State Around" from "Utopia" 2018
"Wisconsin & Ohio" from "Adore Us! Line" 2020
"Wow" from "Adore Us! Line" 2020
"You And I At UNI" from "Utopia" 2010, 2011, 2015
"You Don't Like My Coaching Anymore" from "Utopia" 2011, 2015
"You're Gonna Die!" from "Utopia" 2018