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Song Parodies -> "A Prophet"
Original Song Title:
"The Letter"
(MP3)Original Performer:
The Box Tops
Parody Song Title:
"A Prophet"
Parody Written by:
Lionel Mertens
The Lyrics
This parody is about all those homeless people who can see their next bottle of booze in your pocket. I don't know how they do it--it's unkanny. They always have the oddest things to say. I do try to help those who help themselves. It's hard to tell what's going on in peoples' heads though.
Verse 1
Give me a dollar for a donut plain*
I read your mind for some Night Train
Homeless days have come, I'm a psychic bum
My drinking has made me a prophet
Verse 2
I can see how much money you've got to lend
Got to go buy me a bottle full of gin
Dollar daze have come, I'm a seeing funds
My drinking has made me a prophet
Refrain
Well they call me a prophet, cause I predict the suckers being born
Listen mister I can see, I've got to get back to the future once more
Any change? (this guy is really out there)
(repeat verse 1,2, and refrain)
*-If there actually was a donut plane, I'd bet it would fry and fly faster if it was glazed, due to the improved areodynamics.
Give me a dollar for a donut plain*
I read your mind for some Night Train
Homeless days have come, I'm a psychic bum
My drinking has made me a prophet
Verse 2
I can see how much money you've got to lend
Got to go buy me a bottle full of gin
Dollar daze have come, I'm a seeing funds
My drinking has made me a prophet
Refrain
Well they call me a prophet, cause I predict the suckers being born
Listen mister I can see, I've got to get back to the future once more
Any change? (this guy is really out there)
(repeat verse 1,2, and refrain)
*-If there actually was a donut plane, I'd bet it would fry and fly faster if it was glazed, due to the improved areodynamics.
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It's not a "donut plane," it's a "Thunderbird." Here, you can bum five off of me.
This is very good, and would be great if...when...??....you expand it, and do original lines for the last two verses and refrain. I sure would like to hear an expanded version. 555
Very good and what Dee said.
I knew you guys were going to say that? Your wish is my command
You know what else, Nostradamus?
Well, uh, yes, I do.
NOBODY LIKES A KNOW-IT-ALL!!
Um, I knew you were going to say THAT, too.
Well, uh, yes, I do.
NOBODY LIKES A KNOW-IT-ALL!!
Um, I knew you were going to say THAT, too.
Really good parody.
this prophet drinking thing is awesome funny, and ditto Dee Range on the expanding cuz I think there's alot of ideas lurking and writing more lines tends to bring em out. Another funny song,Lionel, good job.
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