Making fun of music, one song at a time. Since the year 2000.
Check out the two amIright misheard lyrics books including one book devoted to misheard lyrics of the 1980s.
Song Parodies -> "Carol IX, Go!"
Original Song Title:
"Caroline, No"
(MP3)Original Performer:
Beach Boys
Parody Song Title:
"Carol IX, Go!"
Parody Written by:
John A. Barry
The Lyrics
Battle between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Sweden on Sept 27, 1605. The Swedish king Carol IX Sudermanski laid siege to the city of Riga on 23 September with an army of 14,000 men. The city controlled the trade routes of the region and was the base of provision for the forces of the Lithuanian Hetman, Carol Chodkiewicza. Conquest of this city would mean the gain of a major Baltic harbor and a corresponding reduction of power of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. More at http://www.kismeta.com/diGrasse/images/kircholm_27_sept.htm
Due east the Swedes did go
To give Riga's city a blow,
Through Lithuanians they'd mow.
Go, Carol IX, go!
They plan to win the day,
But soon as they get into the fray,
Hussars start to cut them in two,
Now Carol IX's blue.
Break apart,
His flanks; men start to die,
And soon, on the ground 6000 lie,
Not, Carol IX, fine.
He's lying with the wounded men,
He'll never come to Riga again.
After the slaughter, he's back to Stockholm gone,
Go Carol IX, go!
To give Riga's city a blow,
Through Lithuanians they'd mow.
Go, Carol IX, go!
They plan to win the day,
But soon as they get into the fray,
Hussars start to cut them in two,
Now Carol IX's blue.
Break apart,
His flanks; men start to die,
And soon, on the ground 6000 lie,
Not, Carol IX, fine.
He's lying with the wounded men,
He'll never come to Riga again.
After the slaughter, he's back to Stockholm gone,
Go Carol IX, go!
Your Vote & Comment Counts
The parody authors spend a lot of time writing parodies for the website and they appreciate feedback in the form of votes and comments. Please take some time to leave a comment below about this parody.
Place Your Vote |
Voting Results
| ||||||||||||||||||
Voting Breakdown
The following represent how many people voted for each category.
| Pacing | How Funny | Overall Rating | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
User Comments
Comments are subject to review, and can be removed by the administration of the site at any time and for any reason.
the things you come up with have me shaking my head in amazement...5s
Thanks, Alvin. I knew there were various king Carols. I lucked out and found a IX.
Impressive, though unfortunatly I DKTOS and don't have nearly enough historical knowledge to fully appreciate this parody.
Hey, thanks for the history lesson! Now, are we supposed to hear a train and some barnyard animals at the end of the song?
I can't believe with all your parody writing, that you get a chance to bone up on European history, JAB - and so what were the Elizabethan monks doing at this point in time? - 555
What were they doing in 1605? Well, the English ones were getting all Fawked up.
The author of the parody has authorized comments, and wants YOUR feedback.
Link To This Page
The address of this page is: http://www.amiright.com/parody/60s/beachboys104.shtml For help, see the examples of how to link to this page.
This is view # 845
