Making fun of music, one song at a time. Since the year 2000.
Check out the two amIright misheard lyrics books including one book devoted to misheard lyrics of the 1980s.
(Toggle Right Side Navigation)

Song Parodies -> "You're Jake Gittes in Chinatown"

Original Song Title:

"Santa Clause Is Comin' to Town"

Original Performer:

Traditional

Parody Song Title:

"You're Jake Gittes in Chinatown"

Parody Written by:

John A. Barry

The Lyrics

You've got a notched snout,
It's makin' you cry.
The blood's streamin' out;
The knife missed your eye.
You're Jake Gittes in Chinatown.

Lakers hadn't left—
Still in northern ice
They hadn't moved West
Yet with the franchise.
No pro basketball in this town.

With Dunaway you're sleepin'.
Her husband had a wake.
Budgets endless in Hollywood,
So let's shoot another take.

You've got a notched snout,
It's makin' you cry.
The blood's streamin' out;
The knife missed your eye.
You're Jake Gittes in Chinatown.

A kid from little-girl land
Gets humped by Polanski.
Then he takes off to Gaul land—
Says, "You can't extradite me!"

You've got a notched snout,
It's makin' you cry.
The blood's streamin' out;
The knife missed your eye.
You're Jake Gittes in Chinatown.

Your Vote & Comment Counts

The parody authors spend a lot of time writing parodies for the website and they appreciate feedback in the form of votes and comments. Please take some time to leave a comment below about this parody.

Place Your Vote

 LittleLots
Matches Pace of
Original Song: 
How Funny: 
Overall Score: 



In order for your vote to count, you need to hit the 'Place Your Vote' button.
 

Voting Results

 
Pacing: 4.6
How Funny: 4.0
Overall Rating: 4.0

Total Votes: 5

Voting Breakdown

The following represent how many people voted for each category.

    Pacing How Funny Overall Rating
 1   0
 1
 1
 
 2   0
 0
 0
 
 3   1
 0
 0
 
 4   0
 1
 1
 
 5   4
 3
 3
 

User Comments

Comments are subject to review, and can be removed by the administration of the site at any time and for any reason.

Dee Range - October 05, 2004 - Report this comment
I loved the movie, and this parody too. 5's across
John Barry - October 05, 2004 - Report this comment
Thanks, Dee. It is a great film.
Johnny D - October 05, 2004 - Report this comment
Yikes! Good job, JB, but.....YIKES!!
Airfarcewon - October 08, 2004 - Report this comment
Profoundly interesting...great writing...5's...Do you write novels, John?

The author of the parody has authorized comments, and wants YOUR feedback.

Link To This Page

The address of this page is: http://www.amiright.com/parody/misc/traditional585.shtml For help, see the examples of how to link to this page.

This is view # 1121