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Song Parodies -> "Caliphate-esque Dreaming"

Original Song Title:

"California Dreaming"

Original Performer:

Mama and the Papas

Parody Song Title:

"Caliphate-esque Dreaming"

Parody Written by:

John A. Barry

The Lyrics

“The Caliphate will soon be established in Afghanistan as well as in Palestine, Lebanon, Somalia, Chechnya and elsewhere in the Islamic world. They (Mujahideen in other states) and we (Afghan Mujahideen) are waiting for the enforcement of Islamic Caliphate on the whole land of God.”—Taliban video

Rick Santorum wants to convert our current legal system into one that requires our laws to be in agreement with religious law, not unlike what the Taliban want to do in Afghanistan.—Dean Obeidallah, American Muslim comedian of Palestinian and Italian background

Freedom would be drowned
(Freedom would go down)
Bad news if you’re gay
(In the closet stay)
Live under “God’s law,”
(Gov. should be God’s law)
If you went astray
(You would rue the day)
You might first be warned
(If lucky, be warned)
Or just sent away
(Where, no one could say)
Caliphate-esque dreaming
(Caliphate-esque dreaming)
The theocratic way

There’d be just one church
Which one I need not say
All would have to get on knees
(“Get down on your knees!”)
And then would have to pray
(“Pray or you will pay!”)
You know the preachers would have roles
(Preachers trump Cong. trolls)
In making laws. Ave!
(Man’s law’d go away)
Caliphate-esque dreaming
(Caliphate-esque scheming)
The theofascist way

Freedom would be found
(Here would not be found)
Elsewhere, far away
(Hadn’t lost its way)
Somewhere where man’s law
(Where there’s still man’s law)
Did still rule the day
(Hadn’t gone away)
Where no one would tell ya
(Few would yell of hellfire)
That ya have to pray
(On you they’d not prey)
Caliphate-esque dreaming
(Caliphate-esque dreaming)
The theocratic way
(Caliphate-esque scheming)
The theofascist way
(Caliphate-esque dreaming)
“Get on your knees and pray!”
(Caliphate-esque dreaming)
I’d have to run away

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Callmelennie - February 22, 2012 - Report this comment
Caliphate? You're dreaming, JAB. In such a punny way, I might add
Phil Alexander - February 23, 2012 - Report this comment
"President Santorum" has a very scary ring to it, doesn't it?
UnKnownVo - March 02, 2012 - Report this comment
Soon, oh, so verrry soon, Sir64, we'll be Moslem ~ to ~ Mormon.

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