# Your top three novelty songs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [January 11, 2023, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014 "2023-01-11T07:05:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/81 "2023-01-16T03:10:09Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#): > > I am happy to see I’m not the only one who has heard Do The Nothing. Me too. I saw **60 Minutes to Kill** when it first aired (1974?), once or twice since then. ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/82 "2023-01-16T05:31:10Z")
Has anyone mentioned “One Piece at a Time” by Johnny Cash? “The Vatican Rag” by Tom Lehrer. “There’s a New Sound” by Tony Borello. (On the “Horrible” label). ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/83 "2023-01-16T05:34:34Z")
> [@Mark\_Finn](#): > > Has anyone mentioned “One Piece at a Time” by Johnny Cash? I don’t think so, though it’s a runner-up for my list of three. ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/84 "2023-01-16T07:27:10Z")
Word Crimes is a work of genius. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/85 "2023-01-16T08:18:09Z")
Three of my favorites: I Love Onions by Susan Christie [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_-_vTOmAsFQ/maxresdefault.jpg "I Love Onions") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-_vTOmAsFQ) The Vatican Rag by Tom Lehrer [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ujbpfTqlxQ0/maxresdefault.jpg "The Vatican Rag") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujbpfTqlxQ0) Any Ice To-Day, Lady? by Waring’s Pennsylvanians [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/X7zz_eUll0Y/maxresdefault.jpg "Waring's Pennsylvanians - Any Ice To-Day, Lady?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7zz_eUll0Y) ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/86 "2023-01-16T12:31:47Z")
Ben Folds, “Ass Crack Bandit”. It was written for an episode of _Community_, “Basic Intergluteal Numismatics”, which was a parody of psychological thrillers, particularly David Fincher’s _Zodiac_. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z6ZlyeXHlfw?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=RDGMEM6ijAnFTG9nX1G-kbWBUCJAVM6w0y034ZMvo ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/87 "2023-01-16T14:13:10Z")
“Johnny’s Cash and Charley’s Pride” is definitely in my top three. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_QIJ1tFMTmA/maxresdefault.jpg "Mac Wiseman - Johnny's Cash and Charley's Pride") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QIJ1tFMTmA) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/88 "2023-01-16T14:34:42Z")
> [@iamatractorboy](#): > > Word Crimes is a work of genius. It also rescues a song with a catchy tune and absolutely vile lyrics. Nobody should listen to “Blurred Lines”; everyone should instead listen to Al’s version. ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/89 "2023-01-16T16:19:29Z")
The youtube video of it is great too. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/90 "2023-01-16T17:25:14Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > “Johnny’s Cash and Charley’s Pride” is definitely in my top three That reminds me of this one by Shel Silverstein [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Uuu7MyoiRVg/hqdefault.jpg "A Front Row Seat Shel Silverstein") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uuu7MyoiRVg) ---
**Author:** ![John\_W.Kennedy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_w.kennedy/32/1031_2.png) [@John\_W.Kennedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_W.Kennedy)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/91 "2023-01-17T03:31:52Z")
I had forgotten “A-hab the A-rab”. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/tYn_6NjcopY/hqdefault.jpg "Ray Stevens - "Ahab The Arab" (Music Video) [from Get Serious]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYn_6NjcopY) And, of course, [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Lbg0ZBXnuZE/hqdefault.jpg "1961 HITS ARCHIVE: Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor - Lonnie Donegan") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lbg0ZBXnuZE) And, [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/K8kgZ47BJZU/maxresdefault.jpg "Please Mr. Columbus (Turn the Ship Around)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8kgZ47BJZU) ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/92 "2023-10-25T12:31:37Z")
I know I’m late to the party, but I love this topic! Song by the 2 Nice Girls: [I Spent My Last $10 on Birth Control and Beer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HtG9ef5XI4) Adam Sandler’s [The Hanukkah Song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX5Z-HpHH9g) Monty Python’s [I’m so Worried](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVPu09r4W0s) That last one was kinda the anthem of my life for a while, and when I’d start to stress or perseverate on something, my friends would tell me to quite worrying about the baggage retrieval system they’ve got at Heathr ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/93 "2023-10-25T17:11:45Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8LA4caLcljI/maxresdefault.jpg "You Stole My Wife - You Horse Thief") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LA4caLcljI) ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2023, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/94 "2023-10-26T03:48:53Z")
He’s free as the breeze He’s always at ease He lives in the jungle And hangs by his knees As he swings through the trees Without a trapeze In his Bee Vee Dees The above was done from memory. I still have my 45…somewhere. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2023, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/95 "2023-10-26T09:03:24Z")
[Am I High?](https://youtu.be/gHXWE17Stik?si=x3cb7zyup7K3_JfK), by Asleep At The Wheel [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014.md?page=4)