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Song Parodies -> "Gamble On A Whim"
Original Song Title:
"Candle In The Wind"
(MP3)Original Performer:
Elton John
Parody Song Title:
"Gamble On A Whim"
Parody Written by:
Alvin Rhodes
The Lyrics
goodbye, cash i bring
never should have...brought you at all
ain't got the will to stop myself
i know i'm bound to fall
i thought my methods would work
but to linger was just insane
i never should have meddled
in a game that nets no gain
and it seems to me...i wrecked my life
cause i gamble on a whim
all my money spent impromptu...on a zany binge
and a darker side i've shown, too...when i had hit the skids
my bundle ran out long before...the itching ever did
playing craps was tough...the toughest game i've ever played
roulette only just raised the bar...and the piper soon was paid
every night i died...and i felt confounded too
i'm a pauper, sad to say
i'm a thoroughly...broken hearted dude
and it seems to me...i wrecked my life
cause i gamble on a whim
all my money spent impromptu...on a zany binge
and a darker side i've shown, too...when i had hit the skids
my bundle ran out long before...the itching ever did
goodbye, cash i bring
never should have...brought you at all
ain't got the will to stop myself
i know i'm bound to fall
goodbye, cash i bring
i'm a young man who really should have known
that something like gambling...is so nonsensical
more or less, its money i have blown
and it seems to me...i wrecked my life
cause i gamble on a whim
all my money spent impromptu...on a zany binge
and a darker side i've shown, too...when i had hit the skids
my bundle ran out long before...the itching ever did
never should have...brought you at all
ain't got the will to stop myself
i know i'm bound to fall
i thought my methods would work
but to linger was just insane
i never should have meddled
in a game that nets no gain
and it seems to me...i wrecked my life
cause i gamble on a whim
all my money spent impromptu...on a zany binge
and a darker side i've shown, too...when i had hit the skids
my bundle ran out long before...the itching ever did
playing craps was tough...the toughest game i've ever played
roulette only just raised the bar...and the piper soon was paid
every night i died...and i felt confounded too
i'm a pauper, sad to say
i'm a thoroughly...broken hearted dude
and it seems to me...i wrecked my life
cause i gamble on a whim
all my money spent impromptu...on a zany binge
and a darker side i've shown, too...when i had hit the skids
my bundle ran out long before...the itching ever did
goodbye, cash i bring
never should have...brought you at all
ain't got the will to stop myself
i know i'm bound to fall
goodbye, cash i bring
i'm a young man who really should have known
that something like gambling...is so nonsensical
more or less, its money i have blown
and it seems to me...i wrecked my life
cause i gamble on a whim
all my money spent impromptu...on a zany binge
and a darker side i've shown, too...when i had hit the skids
my bundle ran out long before...the itching ever did
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Planning to cover all the vices this week? Write on! Meanwhile, I'm staking you to $555. :-)
Dude, I bet you can't write a parody like this again.
Good syllable-matching, alvin.
Great write to a tough OS, alvin. Gee, earlier this week you were drinkin'...now you're gamblin'...Now if your woman leaves you and your dog dies you'll have a great Country song.
You may have lost, but this parody is a winner.
thanks stan....hadn't thought about it, but i guess i have been....thanks mckludge....you're on.....thanks johnny....thanks IB.....lol.....thanks john
Great title sub and idea, Al...and the melancholic tone really worked...but I'd also like to see you do an OTT, LOL version of the same song. 555
thanks kristof
Some guy bet me that I couldn't sit through one session of gambler's anonomous. So I went and when it was my turn to speak I said, Hi my name is guy, bet you can't guess my last name. Then I looked around the room and muttered "tough crowd". anyone here from Vegas? Two guys in the back clapped.
It was a sure bet when I read the title that this would be primo and it was you gambling junkie, you.
It was a sure bet when I read the title that this would be primo and it was you gambling junkie, you.
555 for this gaming parody!
thanks guy....lol......thanks littleCupCakes
I would have bet you this would be a hit but I got here to late!
thanks peregrin
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