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Song Parodies -> "Eureka!"
Original Song Title:
"Maria"
Original Performer:
West Side Story Cast Recording
Parody Song Title:
"Eureka!"
Parody Written by:
Lee O'Shea
The Lyrics
Thanks to Johnny D for the title and the idea: the moment of revelation when one hits upon the idea of writing a parody about one's inability to think of good parody ideas...
Eureka!
It's Greek for "I've got it!" • Eureka!
I'd hung my head in shame,
And then an idea came to me
Eureka!
(Said Ar-chim-e-des the Greek streaker)
But now, not Greek to me's
The idea for a parody!
Eureka!
Where ideas once were problematic,
They're now making me damn near ecstatic!
Eureka --
I'll parody lack of ideas!
Eureka, Eureka, Eu-reeeee-ka, Eureka!
Eu-reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-ka!
Eu-reeeeeeeeeeeeeeka! Eu-reeeeeeeeeeeeeeka!
Eu-reeeeeeeka, Eureka!
Write about...
how you lack ideas!
(What a man, what a mensch Johnny D is!)
Eureka!
I just can't stop saying...
Eureka!
When an idea is found, there's just one word:
"Eu-reeeeeee-ka!"
It's Greek for "I've got it!" • Eureka!
I'd hung my head in shame,
And then an idea came to me
Eureka!
(Said Ar-chim-e-des the Greek streaker)
But now, not Greek to me's
The idea for a parody!
Eureka!
Where ideas once were problematic,
They're now making me damn near ecstatic!
Eureka --
I'll parody lack of ideas!
Eureka, Eureka, Eu-reeeee-ka, Eureka!
Eu-reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-ka!
Eu-reeeeeeeeeeeeeeka! Eu-reeeeeeeeeeeeeeka!
Eu-reeeeeeeka, Eureka!
Write about...
how you lack ideas!
(What a man, what a mensch Johnny D is!)
Eureka!
I just can't stop saying...
Eureka!
When an idea is found, there's just one word:
"Eu-reeeeeee-ka!"
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It's all Greek to me...and it sings good..
But why was Archimedes taking that bath in the first place? I guess somebody said to him, "You reek, uh!"
Almost as good as the messageboard version! =)
Thanks, Airfarcewon. Heh-heh, JD. And Jeff, I know -- it's not quite the same without the smileys and the colored fonts!
JD...LOL
Good job!
Just as lovely today as it was yesterday, Leo...=)
It's been a while since I heard the original, but I remember it fairly well. The parody was very creative and well done, so I'm voting 5s. :)
excellent, Leo and LOL, Johnny D - 555
Damn, Johnny, you swiped my joke!
Well done, Lee. Eureka is also the California state motto (referring to the discovery of gold).
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