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Song Parodies -> "Hip To Be Woke"
Original Song Title:
"Hip To be Square"
Original Performer:
Huey Lewis and the News
Parody Song Title:
"Hip To Be Woke"
Parody Written by:
Nils
The Lyrics
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I used to use my brain, I used to swim against the stream
But everyone hated me for living my dream
Now I changed my gender, and yes, I'm broke
You might think I′m crazy, but it ain't no joke
Because I can tell what's going on
It′s hip to be woke
It′s hip to be woke
I like to be politically correct, I love to blame Donald Trump
I know Biden's now President, but I know the white man is dumb
They tell he's to blame for everything, and I have to go broke
I know that it′s crazy
I know that it's a joke
But there is no denying that
It′s hip to be woke
It's hip to be woke
It's hip to be woke
So hip to be woke
It′s not too hard to figure out, you see it every day
Everyone who is straight must now be turned gay
You see the drag queens in the school, it don′t look like a lot of fun
But let's fight the patriarchy, the nuclear family's death has come
Don′t tell me that I'm crazy
Don′t tell me I'm a joke
Take it from me
It′s hip to be woke
It's hip to be woke
It's hip to be woke
So hip to be woke
Tell ′em, boys
Joke, broke, I'm a joke
Hip, hip, so hip to be a woke
Joke, broke, I'm a joke
Hip, hip
Joke, broke, I'm a joke
Hip, hip, so hip to be a woke
Joke, broke, I'm a joke
Hip, hip
Joke, broke, I'm a joke
Hip, hip, so hip to be a woke
Joke, broke, I'm a joke
Hip, hip
Joke, broke, I'm a joke
Hip, hip, so hip to be a woke
Joke, broke, I'm a joke
Hip, hip
But everyone hated me for living my dream
Now I changed my gender, and yes, I'm broke
You might think I′m crazy, but it ain't no joke
Because I can tell what's going on
It′s hip to be woke
It′s hip to be woke
I like to be politically correct, I love to blame Donald Trump
I know Biden's now President, but I know the white man is dumb
They tell he's to blame for everything, and I have to go broke
I know that it′s crazy
I know that it's a joke
But there is no denying that
It′s hip to be woke
It's hip to be woke
It's hip to be woke
So hip to be woke
It′s not too hard to figure out, you see it every day
Everyone who is straight must now be turned gay
You see the drag queens in the school, it don′t look like a lot of fun
But let's fight the patriarchy, the nuclear family's death has come
Don′t tell me that I'm crazy
Don′t tell me I'm a joke
Take it from me
It′s hip to be woke
It's hip to be woke
It's hip to be woke
So hip to be woke
Tell ′em, boys
Joke, broke, I'm a joke
Hip, hip, so hip to be a woke
Joke, broke, I'm a joke
Hip, hip
Joke, broke, I'm a joke
Hip, hip, so hip to be a woke
Joke, broke, I'm a joke
Hip, hip
Joke, broke, I'm a joke
Hip, hip, so hip to be a woke
Joke, broke, I'm a joke
Hip, hip
Joke, broke, I'm a joke
Hip, hip, so hip to be a woke
Joke, broke, I'm a joke
Hip, hip
Don't say I didn't warn you!
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