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Song Parodies -> "You Got a Shell on You"
Original Song Title:
"I Put a Spell on You"
(MP3)Original Performer:
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Parody Song Title:
"You Got a Shell on You"
Parody Written by:
John A. Barry
The Lyrics
You got a shell on you,
adamantine.
Sometimes you pop out head to view
and start eyein’,
eyein’ and spyin’.
You don’t move on land quick. . .
don’t cover much ground.
But I gotta hand it
to you; still you keep hanging around
with that damn shell on you.
You take much time,
MUCH time!
I think you
cannot do
more than two
feet ere you just poop out,
slide back in there
where we cannot see
even your snout.
You creep in-
side of that shell on you
much of the time.
adamantine.
Sometimes you pop out head to view
and start eyein’,
eyein’ and spyin’.
You don’t move on land quick. . .
don’t cover much ground.
But I gotta hand it
to you; still you keep hanging around
with that damn shell on you.
You take much time,
MUCH time!
I think you
cannot do
more than two
feet ere you just poop out,
slide back in there
where we cannot see
even your snout.
You creep in-
side of that shell on you
much of the time.
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OMG!! You're STILL finding words for this tune! Amazing!! How many parodies do you have to this? 555
offbeat idea..I thought this was gonna' be about TT..or, maybe it is.. :)
It is if he thinks it is.
5s on all 3 of the IPASOY parodies! So 437, eh? JAB, if you have the time could you do a count on mine? My eyesight is bad. And remember to subtract your 1 Yellow Coat and 2 Yellow Coats for me!!! Together we dominate the 885 total IPASOY parodies (I think we have combined 850 ;-)
Will do, Rob. I have two that don't show up as me: one under "Tony the Cat" and one Under Screaming [sic] Jay Hawkins.
Heh heh. Quite subtle Rob. Although I kept wanting to think it was about some kind of rare German tank...
I spreadsheeted it Rob and got you at 426.
Well, Rob, I did a click-through count and got you at 422 and me at 445!
@Meriadoc... um, this is JAB's parody, not mine!!! JAB, I had my nurse visuallu count by month and year and she came up with 423 for me, excluding the 2 Yellow Coats. I went back through and recounted and arrived at the same number (278 for 2011 + 145 for 2012= 423). So that's where I'm at for sure! See what you started ;-)
Let's not forget -- I've done three, including the only one ever performed by a dog
Ooops! My bad. Apologies to both John and Rob. I'm starting to get the two of you mixed up. Must be under your spells...
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