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Song Parodies -> "Hello Dalai"
Original Song Title:
"Hello Dolly"
Original Performer:
Louis Armstrong and others
Parody Song Title:
"Hello Dalai"
Parody Written by:
Old Man Ribber
The Lyrics
President Obama planned to turn the visit of the Dalai Lama to the White House into another full-blown photo op public relations circus. Inconveniently, this would have angered America's new "owners" - the People's Republic of China! The ceremonies therefore were muted, in fact almost invisible. The President may have explained the change and the reason in a song such as this. ;D
Hello, Dalai, well Hello Dalai.
It's so nice to have you here at the White House.
Wanted a top - Dalai - photo op, Dalai,
But we belayed it and downplayed it - quiet as a mouse.
Because Beijing - Dalai - holds our strings, Dalai -
And it surely would offend them you can bet, Chet!
Wanted press, Dalai! But we're in a great big mess, Dalai.
China might foreclose on our crushing debt!
Hello, Dalai, well Hello Dalai.
How we wanted to make this a flashy show!
With lots of pics - Dalai - and press tricks, Dalai
My finest moment since the one spent on stage in Oslo!
We're Chosen Ones, Dalai! Favorite sons, Dalai!
But my shining pageant just was not to be, see -
Can't annoy - Dalai - All of Chairman Mao's bad boys, Dalai.
China still claims all of Tibet,
Covets Taiwan - will get it yet!
China could wreck our whole economy!
And this was how "lamas" became an endangered species! ;D
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Heeeeee's Baaaaack! Great write, OMR, on the Dalai's Bammy visit!
Very entertaining. I wonder if Richard Gere was there. 5's
I'm sure the Dalai will pardon him... (Get it? Dalai "Pardon"????) A swell write-- and quite gentle, too, I might add! ;) 555
I'm sure this title switch has been done many times before, but never with this significance. The danger of putting ourselves in a position where other countries can dictate to us.
Since you're a history buff, and I'm an econo-geek, you might be interested to know that one way in which the Keynes-Roosevelt-LBJ deficits were "rationalized" was that "we owe it to ourselves". Which made no sense at all, because all 200-300 million of us owed it to the relatively small number who owned the bonds. But now, even that pale excuse gets paler, as China holds the cards .. scary. I would have voted 555, but China demanded it first..... @ FG: I got it, and I'm graciously overlooking it... ;)
Since you're a history buff, and I'm an econo-geek, you might be interested to know that one way in which the Keynes-Roosevelt-LBJ deficits were "rationalized" was that "we owe it to ourselves". Which made no sense at all, because all 200-300 million of us owed it to the relatively small number who owned the bonds. But now, even that pale excuse gets paler, as China holds the cards .. scary. I would have voted 555, but China demanded it first..... @ FG: I got it, and I'm graciously overlooking it... ;)
Timely and topical
Good one, Ribber. I wonder if Dalai was here to take on Carl Spackler in a golf rematch.
The only "photo-op" I saw was the DL exiting through a room piled with trash bags, maybe to avoid the Chinese coming in via the front door. I "llament" for him, but hope that those bags contained all copies of the health-care bills, completely shredded. Great write, OMR!
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