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Song Parodies -> "Onomatopoeia"

Original Song Title:

"Heartache Spoken Here"

Original Performer:

Warren Zevon

Parody Song Title:

"Onomatopoeia"

Parody Written by:

John A. Barry

The Lyrics

Bees do what? “Buzz,”
and dogs “woof” when they bark.
Frogs “ribbit” lazing in the sun.
“Growl!” goes the bear
as he’s expelling hot-breath air.
“Hee-haws” the donkey, as we interpret it.
Lingo parsing
shows that sometimes words aren’t planned
and they are not done
morphemically,
like “honk” or “meow,” or “slam.”

Onomatopoeia—
“screech,” “cockadoodledoo” are what we think we hear.
We hear it and then write about it…onomatopoeia.
Onomatopoeia—
“creak,” “cockadoodledoo” are what we’re sure we hear.
We hear it and then write about it…onomatopoeia.

A mouse goes “squeak,”
more basso is the rat.
A dropped pipe goes “clank,” we say.
Piggies “oink,”
a spring releases and goes “boing.”
“Achoo!” Bless you. And horses “neigh.”
Lingo parsing
shows that sometimes words aren’t planned
and they are not done
morphemically,
like “clap” or “crash,” or “slam.”

Onomatopoeia—
“screech,” “moan,” “knock,” “hush” and “whoosh” are what we think we hear.
We hear it and then write about it…onomatopoeia.
Onomatopoeia—
“eek!,” “cockadoodledoo” are what we think we hear
in our ears, then we write about it…optics not done here.

“Caw”’s heard from the crow,
and the cow emits a big “moo.”
Get set to “rumble”
with the ghost who toasts you with “boo.”

Onomatopoeia—
“cheep,” “cockadoodledoo” are what we think we hear,
We hear it and then write about it…onomatopoeia.
Onomatopoeia—
“beep,” “cockadoodledoo” are what we think we hear
in our ears, then we write about it…-otic, is it clear?

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Puto - March 28, 2019 - Report this comment
Made me chortle so hard I had to go tinkle! Great to see you back!

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