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Song Parodies -> "Stupid Gifts"

Original Song Title:

"Simple Gifts"

Original Performer:

Traditional (Shaker Hymn by Joseph Brackett)

Parody Song Title:

"Stupid Gifts"

Parody Written by:

The Comedian

The Lyrics

'Tis a gift,
To be nerdy

'Tis a gift,
To be geek

'Tis a gift,
To gab
With other Klingon freaks

And when
We find ourselves
In the place
Just right

It will be
In the basement
Away
From the light

When
True
Nerdicity is gained

To pick nose in public will not give us shame

To learn, tri-via's our delight

'Cause we're nerdy,
Nerdy,
And have no life



'Tis a gift,
To be pimpled

'Tis a gift,
To have cheese

'Tis a gift,
To squeeze
Down zits sebaceously

And when
We find white cells
Squirting out
In flight

They will ping
On the bath-room
Mir-ror just right

When
True
Pimplicity is drained

To pop them again, we must wait 'til they've gained

A new, new, supply of cells white

Then by squeezing,
Squeezing,
They lunge out right



'Tis a gift,
Narcissism

'Tis a gift,
To be me

'Tis a gift,
To know
I'm brilliant and sexy

And when
I find myself
In the place
Just right

It will be
Mount Olympus
'Cause I'm so god-like

When
True
Narcissity is gained

I'll bow and I'll bend when I think of my name

To gaze, gaze, at me gets me high

So amazing,
Gazing ---
--- I love my thighs



'Tis a gift,
To be sleazy

'Tis a gift,
To be slime

'Tis a gift,
To swindle
Suckers all the time

And when
I find a schlub
Who does not
Look bright

They will give
Me their money
With love and delight

When
True
Sleazicity is gained

I'll con stupid men who do not have a brain

I'll sleaze, all, their bucks in one night

Then I'll flee
To Rio
On the next flight



'Tis a gift,
To write wacky
Songs we call
Parodies

'Tis a gift,
To waste time
So creatively

And when
The song is done
And is paced
Just right

It will be
On the billboard
We call Amiright

When
Pa-rodicity is gained

The songs
That we rend
Will never sound the same

To mock, wreck, and spoof's our delight

So keep turning,
Turning
Them songs to shite!

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Voting Results

 
Pacing: 5.0
How Funny: 4.7
Overall Rating: 4.7

Total Votes: 13

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Rick D - September 01, 2004 - Report this comment
Beware of geeks bearing gifts
Adagio - September 01, 2004 - Report this comment
I've got to say the pimple part grossed me out. Good job, Johnny. 5's
EmiLoca - September 01, 2004 - Report this comment
Very, very funny. Even without the word "sebaceously". I expect nothing more from the Honorable Mr. D. 5's.
Johnny D - September 01, 2004 - Report this comment
Thanks Rick, Adagio, and EmiLoca.
Jake A Ralphing (Luke Brattoni) - September 01, 2004 - Report this comment
You are truly stupidly gifted, this one really hit home. I squeeze 5s splatteringly upon thee.
Stray Pooch - September 01, 2004 - Report this comment
How many ways was this wrong? LOL. I'd be careful, Johnny. I understand the entire Shaker religion is now gunning for you. You'd better keep an eye out for both of them. :D Seriously, dude, if they catch you, you're SCREWED! Well, not really, because they don't . . . OK, I've carried this joke too far. 555 as usual, if only for having the nerve to parody a hymn in such irreverent fashion!
Johnny D - September 01, 2004 - Report this comment
Thank you, Luke and Stray Pooch.
Mari D - September 01, 2004 - Report this comment
Yuck! But very well done.
Johnny D - September 01, 2004 - Report this comment
Thanks, Mari D!
Kay-kay - February 05, 2005 - Report this comment
This parody is awesome! So if you have a problem with it you're probably like the people in the parody.
Terri - July 16, 2012 - Report this comment
I don't have a problem with this parody. Fortunately for me, I wasn't drinking my evening tea when I read it, otherwise I just might have. Cause I would have spewed tea all over my poor computer. This was BRILLIANT!

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