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Song Parodies -> "Shuckin' Time"
Original Song Title:
"Summertime"
Original Performer:
George Gershwin
Parody Song Title:
"Shuckin' Time"
Parody Written by:
John A. Barry
The Lyrics
Shuckin' time,
But the shivvin' ain't easy.
Fish are one thing:
They get caught on a line.
But clams, a bitch.
They need more than just hookin'.
You must split shells--tasty,
Though, to dine.
Tubs at the moorings
Are filled nearly to the rigging.
Some clams are quite big--
Takes much work for their pryin'.
Epithets pouring
Forth; the mildest is "frigging!"
The rest of them are way out of line
Shuckin' time,
And the shivvin' ain't easy.
Fish are chum things,
But you ain't gotta pry 'm.
"Damn clams, a bitch!"
My diction has ears cooking.
"Yo, hush," wimpled lady
Gloats, "you swine!"
But the shivvin' ain't easy.
Fish are one thing:
They get caught on a line.
But clams, a bitch.
They need more than just hookin'.
You must split shells--tasty,
Though, to dine.
Tubs at the moorings
Are filled nearly to the rigging.
Some clams are quite big--
Takes much work for their pryin'.
Epithets pouring
Forth; the mildest is "frigging!"
The rest of them are way out of line
Shuckin' time,
And the shivvin' ain't easy.
Fish are chum things,
But you ain't gotta pry 'm.
"Damn clams, a bitch!"
My diction has ears cooking.
"Yo, hush," wimpled lady
Gloats, "you swine!"
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This one's just gotta be sung like Billy Stewart's cover of the OS ... "shuck-shuck-a-shuck-shuck-a-shuck-shuck ..." :-)
aw shucks...this made me feel all clammy
I thought it was going to be about Shuckin' corn...which I used to do on a farm..but still, funny and informative
Thanks, Stan, Alvin, AFW.
he he
Great job on a song that I don't think I've seen targetted in the time I've been here
Quahogs? Are they quahogs?
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