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Song Parodies -> "Oedipus Rex"
Original Song Title:
"Particle Man"
(MP3)Original Performer:
They Might Be Giants
Parody Song Title:
"Oedipus Rex"
Parody Written by:
cygna vamp
The Lyrics
I was reading Oedipus the King for my college Literature class and this popped into my head
Oedipus Rex, Oedipus Rex
Oedipus Rex got into a fix
He's the king, he's real important.
Oedipus Rex
Is he a bum? Or is he just dumb?
Is he the guy who married his mum?
All about sex, Oedipus Rex.
Tiresius man, Tiresius man
Tiresius man pissed off Oedipus Rex
They have a fight, Tiresius wins
Tiresius man
Antigone, Antigone
Finds out she's as inbred as can be
Usually kind to her daddy
Antigone
She's got six fingers on her left hand
Three on the right hand, brother's in the sand
A shame to be, Antigone
Jocasta queen, Jocasta queen
She did something quite ob skene
Shared with her husband several genes
Jocasta queen
She's in a bind and she feels the grind
Her son used her pins to go blind
Who came up with Jocasta queen?
Degraded bean, Jocasta queen
Sophocles man, Sophocles man
Sophocles man wrote Oedipus Rex
A Greek tragedy everyone reads
Sophocles man
Oedipus Rex got into a fix
He's the king, he's real important.
Oedipus Rex
Is he a bum? Or is he just dumb?
Is he the guy who married his mum?
All about sex, Oedipus Rex.
Tiresius man, Tiresius man
Tiresius man pissed off Oedipus Rex
They have a fight, Tiresius wins
Tiresius man
Antigone, Antigone
Finds out she's as inbred as can be
Usually kind to her daddy
Antigone
She's got six fingers on her left hand
Three on the right hand, brother's in the sand
A shame to be, Antigone
Jocasta queen, Jocasta queen
She did something quite ob skene
Shared with her husband several genes
Jocasta queen
She's in a bind and she feels the grind
Her son used her pins to go blind
Who came up with Jocasta queen?
Degraded bean, Jocasta queen
Sophocles man, Sophocles man
Sophocles man wrote Oedipus Rex
A Greek tragedy everyone reads
Sophocles man
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It's funniest if you've read that story (as I have). I don't know what you were on when you wrote this, but I'd like some.
SO FUNNY! I needed to find a theme song for Oedipus the King for my English class and this will work PERFECTLY!!!
me too i need one for osborne's honors english LOL
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