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Song Parodies -> "Born To Pun"

Original Song Title:

"Born To Run"

Original Performer:

Springsteen

Parody Song Title:

"Born To Pun"

Parody Written by:

Dee Range

The Lyrics

This title is so obvious, I hope it hasn't been done to death
In the day we read 'em here on the site
It's a pun-a-day hilarious scream
At night we writhe with tension and worry
As voters call us fiends
"Dung!" one rages, "that idea's mine!"
One squeals "I'm rejected for schleppin' out line after line!"

Wo-o-oe

Baby this site keeps the jones on your back
Some is meth rap, some decidedly crap
But we'll write 'em until we're hung
'Cause chumps like us
Maybe we're just born to pun

Trendy then it's in on that you can depend
Make fun of lards and reams of dissin'
Just write our dregs with these yellow stems
And scrap all plans 'cause we're bingin'
Together we all read this crap
We pun 'till we howl, the sane ones never come back
Throw the first draft in the fire
'Cause I'm just a hair-brained phony writer
I bet you know just how I feel
We get a lot of people riled
Burly cross-dressers in high heels

Behold the phallic semi-powdered grown mime clown down from Juliard
The girls twitch their butts in rear-view mirrors
And us boys try to hide these hards
The abused men talk about priests and Spock
They must be huffin' up glue in a mist
I'm gonna read what is trendy on the site tonight
With my cutie blown up miss

Well the server's jammed with Tolkien heroes
On a last chance voter drive
Everybody's trying out puns tonight
And the hobbits they just thrive
Together maybe we could kill off old Bilbo
And could we just forget Frodo? that's my goal
Someday girl, they'll leave the glen
And they'll get to that place
Where the gollum wants to go
And the war will be won
'Till then chumps like us
Maybe we're just born to pun

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Pacing: 5.0
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Overall Rating: 5.0

Total Votes: 26

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Johnny D - August 17, 2004 - Report this comment
You are DeeRanged! Don't ever change!
alvin rhodes - August 17, 2004 - Report this comment
an utter masterpiece....hard song to do, too..BRAVO !
Dee Range - August 17, 2004 - Report this comment
Johnny D, thanks, I think:). alvin, such kind words from one of the best, and one of my favorite writers on this site are truly appreciated
mac - August 17, 2004 - Report this comment
I liked this one a lot. High 5s!
Michael Pacholek - August 18, 2004 - Report this comment
All we sing flies, baby, that's a fact, but maybe everything that flies our way comes back.
Dee Range - August 18, 2004 - Report this comment
Mac and Michael, thanks for the comments
Claude Prez - August 18, 2004 - Report this comment
Agreed; lots of clever matches
Dee Range - August 18, 2004 - Report this comment
Claude, thanks very much
Meriadoc - August 19, 2004 - Report this comment
This is excellent!
Dee Range - August 19, 2004 - Report this comment
Meriadoc, thanks, and I'm glad the hobbit lovers here, of which there are many, didn't take offense at my play on words at the end. I personally have read The Hobbit 5 times, and the others 3 or 4 times each, and really love Tolkien.
Mattthias - October 16, 2005 - Report this comment
Maybe, you're just born to.... uhm... get 5's....
Stuart McArthur - April 25, 2006 - Report this comment
brilliant Dee - never seen this one before - I dunno why I liked it so much - maybe coz "chumps like us, maybe we're just born to pun" - 555
LucidLupin - April 25, 2006 - Report this comment
Picked up on this via latest comments and glad I did. Brilliant parody!!
Bruce All Righty - October 24, 2008 - Report this comment
Great subs for the original. Describes parody writing to a T.

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