A send-off in 12 seconds
Retirement Song Video Maker
Type the retiree’s name, add two photos and get a 12-second rap video that sends them off with a joke and a thank-you.
Goes into the topic below. You can edit it before you render.
1Add your photos
JPG, PNG or WebP, up to 12 MB. Only use photos of people who agreed to appear.
2Pick a stage
Dark booth, one hot mic
3Quality
Standard · 480p · 12s · 9:16 · 28 credits
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A retirement song people will actually play twice
Retirement parties tend to have the same three things: a card, a cake and a speech. A short video of two colleagues rapping a send-off adds a fourth thing the retiree can rewatch: their name, their years of work and a joke only the office would get.
Add the name and two photos of the people who will deliver it. They can be teammates, the retiree’s kids, a pair of grandchildren who are adults, or two friends. The retiree does not need to be in the video, which also makes it easy to keep as a surprise.
It is a short clip, not a full recorded song. Think of it as an opener or a closer for the party, and a keepsake for the group chat afterward.
Want to draft the verses first?
Use the free lyrics tool to try years of service, a catchphrase or a hobby, then bring the topic back here to film it.
How it works
- 1
Enter the name and the story
The first name goes into the topic. Add the years of service, a catchphrase and the plan after work in the topic box.
- 2
Add the two performers
Photos of the people delivering the send-off. Adults who agreed to appear.
- 3
Render, then play it live
Download the clip and show it on a screen at the party, or send it to the group.
A retirement song video
Two performers delivering a send-off with a beat. Example made with Rap Duet from AI-generated people.
Example lyrics
Written by the same tool. Each press of the button gives a new set.
Funny · thirty years in accounting
Topic: Dana, 30 years in accounting, who always says "let us circle back".
- 1: Thirty years of meetings and the same old chair
- 2: Now it is a fishing rod and some fresh air
- 1: You said "circle back" in every single call
- 2: Now you circle back to a nap after all
- 1: Retired at last, go chase the sun
- 2: Thirty years done, and the best has begun.
Sweet · a nurse, forty years of nights
Topic: a thank-you to Mom, forty years of night shifts, now gardening.
- 1: Forty years of night shifts, and you never slowed
- 2: Everyone you cared for knew the way you showed
- 1: Now the mornings are yours, and the garden can grow
- 2: Mom, enjoy the quiet, you earned it, you know.
Who a retirement song is for
A coworker
Years of service, the coffee machine and the phrase they always say. The team delivers it together.
A boss or mentor
Keep it warm and light. A joke about their famous 8 a.m. meetings, then a sincere thank-you.
A parent
Switch to the Sweet style and mention the hobby they are finally going to have time for.
A teacher or coach
Two former students, now adults, deliver the thank-you. It lands harder than another card.
A friend or neighbor
A short clip for the street party or the group chat. Make the topic about the garden, the fishing boat or the road trip.
How to write a retirement send-off
Lead with the number
"Thirty years" is a hook on its own. Put the years of service in the topic.
Use their catchphrase
One phrase everyone knows will get the biggest laugh in the room.
Point to what comes next
End with the plan: the boat, the garden, the grandchildren. It turns the joke into a wish.
Play it where everyone can see
The video is vertical. On a TV or projector it will sit in the middle of the screen with bars on both sides, so the volume matters more than the shape.
Quick answers
Ready to drop your first verse?
Two photos, one stage, about three minutes. Pay only for songs that finish.
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