# Parody/humor songs lyrics thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 13, 2001, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parody-humor-songs-lyrics-thread/87228 "2001-10-13T08:51:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2001, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parody-humor-songs-lyrics-thread/87228/1 "2001-10-13T08:51:46Z")
Ok, Post a lyric from a parody or humor song. Next poster has to ID the song and artist, then give another. Here’s the 1st one: “If you’re having trouble with your barnyard friends/ you got a thing for ewes./ Been counting sheep, but you’re not in bed/ Here’s what you gotta do” I’m looking at YOU Scylla. 😉 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Spiny\_Norman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Spiny\_Norman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiny_Norman)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2001, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parody-humor-songs-lyrics-thread/87228/2 "2001-10-13T10:31:14Z")
Bob Rivers - “Dirty deeds, done with sheep”. No wonder my colleagues leave my office when I fire up WinAmp. How about this one: “If you visit American city, You will find it very pretty. Just two things of which you must beware: Don’t drink the water and don’t breathe the air!” S. Norman ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2001, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parody-humor-songs-lyrics-thread/87228/3 "2001-10-13T12:46:42Z")
Tom Lehrer - “Pollution” One of my favs: _Verdi and Wagner delighted the crowds With their highly original sound. The pianos they played are still working, But they’re both six feet underground._ ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2001, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parody-humor-songs-lyrics-thread/87228/4 "2001-10-13T13:10:55Z")
Screech’s is “Decomposing Composers” by Monty Python. How about… “The basketball coach, he done kicked me off the team, For wearing high heeled sneakers and acting like a queen.” ---
**Author:** ![plankter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ba0ec/32.png) [@plankter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plankter)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2001, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parody-humor-songs-lyrics-thread/87228/5 "2001-10-13T13:50:40Z")
**Astorian** : “Earache, My Eye” by Cheech and Chong. Ahem. \*It’s been one week since we got to see Cheatin’ lovers and cousins that marry Five days since they had the show With the hermaphrodite, the slut and the crack ho ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2001, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parody-humor-songs-lyrics-thread/87228/6 "2001-10-13T20:32:04Z")
Too easy, **plankter**. Weird Al’s “Jerry Springer.” I used to use a line from that as my sig. How about: _So the very next day when I punched in With my big lunchbox and with help from my friends I left that day with a lunch box full of gears_ ---
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2001, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parody-humor-songs-lyrics-thread/87228/7 "2001-10-13T21:02:40Z")
One piece at a time - Johnny Cash. Now \*\*\*\* had a rival, an evil-looking man, Called Two-Ton Ted from Teddington and he drove the baker’s van. He tempted her with his treacle tarts and his tasty wholemeal bread, And when she seen the size of his hot meat pies it very near turned her head. She nearly swooned at his macaroon and he said, “If you treat me right, You’ll have hot rolls every morning and crumpets every night.” He knew once she sampled his layer cake he’d have his wicked way, And all \*\*\*\* had to offer was a pint of milk a day. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2001, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parody-humor-songs-lyrics-thread/87228/8 "2001-10-13T21:24:40Z")
Benny Hill, I think. Eddie? Ernie? Something like that? I won’t proceed because I don’t know how right I am. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2001, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parody-humor-songs-lyrics-thread/87228/9 "2001-10-14T05:03:05Z")
Knead, you got it right- “Ernie” by Benny Hill. We await YOUR selection. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2001, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parody-humor-songs-lyrics-thread/87228/10 "2001-10-14T05:23:30Z")
Knead, you got it right- “Ernie” by Benny Hill. We await YOUR selection. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2001, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parody-humor-songs-lyrics-thread/87228/11 "2001-10-14T11:52:06Z")
This is a second verse: _While married to Gus she met Gropius and soon she was swinging with Walter. Gus died and her terdrops were copius she cried all the way to the altar. But he would work late at the Bauhuas and only came home now and then. She said “Vat am I running, a chowhouse? It’s time to change partners again!”_ ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2001, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parody-humor-songs-lyrics-thread/87228/12 "2001-10-14T15:51:03Z")
I’m not worthy, **astorian** … you _knew_, I was just guessing. 🙂 You pick the next one. ---
**Author:** ![hidon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d78d45/32.png) [@hidon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hidon)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2001, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parody-humor-songs-lyrics-thread/87228/13 "2001-10-14T16:03:49Z")
Umm, not sure if it’s considered comedy, but I found it funny… Comfort eagle, by cake… He is handling the money He is serving the food He knows about your party He is calling you… dude! …We are building a religion A limited edition we are now accepting callers for these pendant keychains ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2001, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parody-humor-songs-lyrics-thread/87228/14 "2001-10-14T17:20:31Z")
Baker’s is “Alma” by Tom Lehrer. Try this: _“Now, it’s kind’a hard to find But it’ll altercate your mind If you happen to go the right way You take Slumgullion Pass And don’t stop for no gas Until you get yourself to Al’s Café.”_ ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2001, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parody-humor-songs-lyrics-thread/87228/15 "2001-10-14T18:13:29Z")
I can’t remember the title of Winterhawk’s, but I think it was done by the “Convoy” guy, C. W. McCall. Try this one: Each one was wearing running shoes upon the ghostly deck And each one had a cotton sweater wrapped around his neck They all held out their credit cards and tried in vain to buy But all the stores were shuttered to the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2001, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parody-humor-songs-lyrics-thread/87228/16 "2001-10-14T18:25:49Z")
I can’t remember the title of Winterhawk’s, but I think it was done by the “Convoy” guy, C. W. McCall. Try this one: Each one was wearing running shoes upon the ghostly deck And each one had a cotton sweater wrapped around his neck They all held out their credit cards and tried in vain to buy But all the stores were shuttered to the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_ \_\_\_ \_\_\_. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2001, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parody-humor-songs-lyrics-thread/87228/17 "2001-10-14T19:54:30Z")
That’s pretty funny, but my guess is purely instinctual, and I have no idea who the artist is: _Ghost Writers In the Sky_? I’m not sure if Im entitled, based on the above, but here’s one anyway: _My account is overdrawn; My car slid down the hill; I’ve given up, I’ve got no more to give. My beagle bit the vet, And my daughter’s on the Pill, And my ficus plant has lost the will to live._ ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2001, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parody-humor-songs-lyrics-thread/87228/18 "2001-10-14T20:38:43Z")
winterhawk’s is _Comin’ Back for More_ by C.W. McCall (real name Bill Fries). Try this: _It stunts their mental growth And makes it hard to find A future livelihood Or others of their kind The marching band it seems The voyeurs in the stands The refs and both the teams Are all the raving fans for \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\__ ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2001, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parody-humor-songs-lyrics-thread/87228/19 "2001-10-14T21:39:32Z")
**kaylasdad** , your instincts are right on the money. The song is called “Ghost Yuppies in the Sky” by Tom Paxton. And it’s hilarious. Here’s another sample: \*The herd came down Columbus for as far as I could see All the men were wearing Polo, and the women wore Esprit Each Yuppie had a Walkman, and as each one passed me by I saw their sad expressions, and I heard their mournful cry: “Condos for sale – condos to buy” for Ghost Yuppies in the sky[\i] ---
**Author:** ![Gilligan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Gilligan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gilligan)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2001, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parody-humor-songs-lyrics-thread/87228/20 "2001-10-14T22:09:29Z")
I dunno Robot Arm’s, but kaylasdad’s is Ray Stevens’ _I Need Your Help Barry Manilow_. My chant entry: Credo in at most unum deum Caveat nabisco mausoleum Coitus interruptus bonus meum Kemo sabe watchum what you sayum Lord have mercy on my soul so low. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parody-humor-songs-lyrics-thread/87228.md?page=2)