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Song Parodies -> "Mr DIY Man"
Original Song Title:
"Mr Tambourine Man"
(MP3)Original Performer:
Bob Dylan
Parody Song Title:
"Mr DIY Man"
Parody Written by:
Phil Alexander
The Lyrics
Hey! Mr. DIY Man, fix the shelves for me,
Mine are creaky and I'm worried that they're going to
Crash! Mr. DIY Man, fix the shelves for me
In the rising swirling dust I'm disappearing from view
I know my kitchen walls are lookin' rather like Swiss cheese
And my wife I must appease
So I'm askin' of you please, put up these units
My competence deserting me, it's like I've two left hands
And I cannot understand
Why things don't go as I've planned, they're all askew bits
Hey! Mr. DIY Man, fill some holes for me,
There's too many, and there is no place for gluing to
Hey! Mr. DIY Man, drill some holes for me,
Through the rumblin', crumblin' wall I'm disappearing from view
Then later as I strip the walls of paper, strip by strip
In my thumb, I feel a rip and my hands no longer grip
'Cause I think I lost the tip of a finger as it slipped
The chair I stood on
And if I'm goin' anywhere, I'm off to casualty
Get some stitches stitched in me, close the window as I see
The wound's a good 'un
Hey! Mr. DIY Man, build a wall for me,
Mine is wonky and the ceiling's gonna fall on through
Hey! Mr. DIY Man, build a wall for me
See the sprawling, falling brickwork, disappearing from view
Though you might hear shoutin', spoutin', groutin' badly round the bath
I implore, please don't laugh, it's 'cause I can't get the staff
And though I've done roughly half
It is still leakin'
And if you could, you might repair that puncture in the line
Do your DIY in time, 'cause a stitch in time saves nine
No need to look at the design, it's just some running water
That you're seekin'
Hey! Mr. DIY Man, mend the pipe for me,
It's all drippy, there must be a hole it's comin' through
Hey! Mr. DIY Man, mend the pipe for me,
In the floodin' muddy water disappearing from view
And then I hear the trickle dripping, dropping on the floor
Running quickly out the door, past the sad and sodden cat
And my drenched and dripping hat, and then to my dismay
See foundations washed away, the house will follow
Yes, to crash onto the carpet as the roof slates tumble down
Drifting debris all around, showering shrapnel from on high
So I duck and wave goodbye to my bedroom as it flies
Past me standing, pass on by until tomorrow
Hey! Mr. DIY Man, build a house for me,
Kinda sleepy but there is no place I'm going to.
Hey! Mr. DIY Man, build a house for me,
In the dusty, mucky wreckage, disappearing from view
Mine are creaky and I'm worried that they're going to
Crash! Mr. DIY Man, fix the shelves for me
In the rising swirling dust I'm disappearing from view
I know my kitchen walls are lookin' rather like Swiss cheese
And my wife I must appease
So I'm askin' of you please, put up these units
My competence deserting me, it's like I've two left hands
And I cannot understand
Why things don't go as I've planned, they're all askew bits
Hey! Mr. DIY Man, fill some holes for me,
There's too many, and there is no place for gluing to
Hey! Mr. DIY Man, drill some holes for me,
Through the rumblin', crumblin' wall I'm disappearing from view
Then later as I strip the walls of paper, strip by strip
In my thumb, I feel a rip and my hands no longer grip
'Cause I think I lost the tip of a finger as it slipped
The chair I stood on
And if I'm goin' anywhere, I'm off to casualty
Get some stitches stitched in me, close the window as I see
The wound's a good 'un
Hey! Mr. DIY Man, build a wall for me,
Mine is wonky and the ceiling's gonna fall on through
Hey! Mr. DIY Man, build a wall for me
See the sprawling, falling brickwork, disappearing from view
Though you might hear shoutin', spoutin', groutin' badly round the bath
I implore, please don't laugh, it's 'cause I can't get the staff
And though I've done roughly half
It is still leakin'
And if you could, you might repair that puncture in the line
Do your DIY in time, 'cause a stitch in time saves nine
No need to look at the design, it's just some running water
That you're seekin'
Hey! Mr. DIY Man, mend the pipe for me,
It's all drippy, there must be a hole it's comin' through
Hey! Mr. DIY Man, mend the pipe for me,
In the floodin' muddy water disappearing from view
And then I hear the trickle dripping, dropping on the floor
Running quickly out the door, past the sad and sodden cat
And my drenched and dripping hat, and then to my dismay
See foundations washed away, the house will follow
Yes, to crash onto the carpet as the roof slates tumble down
Drifting debris all around, showering shrapnel from on high
So I duck and wave goodbye to my bedroom as it flies
Past me standing, pass on by until tomorrow
Hey! Mr. DIY Man, build a house for me,
Kinda sleepy but there is no place I'm going to.
Hey! Mr. DIY Man, build a house for me,
In the dusty, mucky wreckage, disappearing from view
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Great job...theme fits all the crazy weather, of late. fives
i'm fixin' to give ya some fives
This parody's in good working order. 5's
Love good MTM parodies, and this is one of 'em. Bravo, Philbo, and Happy New Year!
The original sounds funny and i'm sure the parody is to but enough with bob dylan beatles and so forth.Write some updated stuff, this is not directed to you.Its to all the guys who do this.But whatever Floats ya boat.PEACE
To stick to the point, if you want parodies on up-to-date tunes, then WRITE 'EM YOURSELF. Why should I and the fogies of my generation have to put ourselves through the puerile claptrap masquerading as music that is today's charts?...funnily enough, the two I've got on the drawing board at the moment are 1930s and 19th century... so I'm heading even further in the wrong direction, I'm afraid ;-)
Fives for the parody, and if I could score the above comment, I'd give it fives as well.
:-) Well, it was a bit of a ravin' rant, I suppose...
And a very well-done ravin' rant it was! I should know. :=)
You said it Phil! I can't listen to most "up to date" stuff long enough to parody it It's too annoying.
Thought I'd commented and voted yesterday, but I guess not. Excellent parody and rhymes. I had an idea called "Mr. Maintenance Man" for all the calls I used to get when I had that job, but this is close enough to what I had in mind (except better) so I can scrap that idea now. Funny, with TMGLTMSIOMO: "past the sad and sodden cat". As for tothepoint's comment, I find it ironic that it was left on one of your parodies since you have parodied every nearly every decade and style of music.
You should go for it, RA:
Hey, Mr Maintenance Man, repair my PC
It's not going and there's no OS to boot into...
...and what do you mean "nearly" every decade and style: have I missed any?
Hey, Mr Maintenance Man, repair my PC
It's not going and there's no OS to boot into...
...and what do you mean "nearly" every decade and style: have I missed any?
Nu-metal I think is the only mainstream genre you've not yet done. I think when you mentioned "puerile claptrap masquerading as music" above you were thinking of nu-metal. I know I was. ;-) Wikipedia has a listing of what bands are considered nu-metal.
You are not a fogy, Phil. This is a very good story with lots of good lines, and the bath verse stands out to me.
I feel like it at times, John... I'm glad the bath stands out, 'cause I'm not sure what a bath stand is, anyway ;-)
Red Ant - the Wiki article on nu metal mentions RHCP, and I've done two of theirs (not particularly metallic ones, though). The specific "puerile claptrap" I was thinking of, as it happens, was Daniel Bedingfield's "If I'm Not The One" (which was so awful, I had to write a parody to it).
Red Ant - the Wiki article on nu metal mentions RHCP, and I've done two of theirs (not particularly metallic ones, though). The specific "puerile claptrap" I was thinking of, as it happens, was Daniel Bedingfield's "If I'm Not The One" (which was so awful, I had to write a parody to it).
I have written them they are on this site under deldel.I love old music but bob dylan.I came in peace with alittle harsh opinion.NO REGRETS
Nothing like a good handy man parody..:)) good job
..I thought you were going to add "and this is nothing like a good handy man parody" :-)
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