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Song Parodies -> "Holding My Banana"
Original Song Title:
"Proud Mary (Rollin' on the River)"
Original Performer:
Credence Clearwater Revival
Parody Song Title:
"Holding My Banana"
Parody Written by:
Paul Robinson
The Lyrics
Lost my lunch bag on the subway
Left it on the seat
that was next to me
Now it's time to eat
my bag is out of reach
Thinking 'bout that lunch
that I meant to bring
Lunch-time; stomach's rumblin'
No food; so now I'm grumblin'
Holding, holding, holding
my banana
Made a pot of beans and chili
Put in lots of beef
I'd trimmed real lean
And I made a salad
with lettuce and tomatoes
Man, it looked so pretty
was real nice and green
Hungry; my stomach's churnin'
Chili, I sure am yearnin'
Holding, holding, holding
my banana
(Instrumental break)
Holding, holding, holding
my banana
Next time I ride on the subway
I am gonna tie
my lunch to my jeans
Then I will not worry
that I will be hungry
When it's time for lunch
I'll have it with me
But now my stomach's turnin'
Lesson; I needed learnin'
Holding, holding, only
a banana
Only, only, only
this banana
Solely, solely, solely
one banana
Lunch-time - now I'm
holding my banana
Left it on the seat
that was next to me
Now it's time to eat
my bag is out of reach
Thinking 'bout that lunch
that I meant to bring
Lunch-time; stomach's rumblin'
No food; so now I'm grumblin'
Holding, holding, holding
my banana
Made a pot of beans and chili
Put in lots of beef
I'd trimmed real lean
And I made a salad
with lettuce and tomatoes
Man, it looked so pretty
was real nice and green
Hungry; my stomach's churnin'
Chili, I sure am yearnin'
Holding, holding, holding
my banana
(Instrumental break)
Holding, holding, holding
my banana
Next time I ride on the subway
I am gonna tie
my lunch to my jeans
Then I will not worry
that I will be hungry
When it's time for lunch
I'll have it with me
But now my stomach's turnin'
Lesson; I needed learnin'
Holding, holding, only
a banana
Only, only, only
this banana
Solely, solely, solely
one banana
Lunch-time - now I'm
holding my banana
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I'll bypass the old appeal joke....and say this was pretty slick, shapes up well, best of the bunch...any way you slice it..
Funny one, Paul...it flowed very well with the OS. 5's
AFW & Adagio...Thanks!
You really oughta let go of your banana, Paul; people will start to talk...;-) Loved this. 555
I don't know how you got this parody from "Proud Mary" but, I'm glad you did! Very funny...555
If you're holding your banana, you're not thinking about food.
even more woebegone than the OS...great job...5s
Paul's holding! 555
(laughs and falls out of her chair)
Sometimes a banana is just a banana.
Hey, guys, it's only a lousy little banana...lol...Kristof, Hell, people already talk...Rick C - that's actually kind of interesting - on Friday morning here at work I heard a conversation from the other side of the room...all I heard was something about a banana...it wasn't "holding" but it SOUNDED similar...the next thing I know I'm humming this OS and going "Holding my banana" to myself...uhh...I think that's when people started to talk, actually...Rick D...you might be right...alvin - yes, it is, isn't it? Agri - hmmm...no, but thanks for reminding me...carol - pick your laughing self up off the floor, young lady...lol...Thanks, all ~ ~ ~
Very true, JD...
Und sometimez a cigar eez just a cigar.
Funny one Paul, I recall you like or know R.E.M., if you wanted to make another parody on this topic perhaps the same title to "losing my religion"
That's me in the corner
that's me at the stoplight
Holding my banana
=)
That's me in the corner
that's me at the stoplight
Holding my banana
=)
if you started with the line "holding my banana" and knowing you Paul, I shudder to think of the number of line-rewrites it must have taken before you arrived at a version that Chucky allowed to go to print - LOL - 555
Thanks, Red...hmmm....Stuart, it seems my reputation doth precede me...and apparently say terrible things about me, too...well, so do some people...lol...but actually, this one was written straight from the gate to the finish line with almost no changes whatsoever, except checking the OS for how many times I had to substitute new lines for "Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river"...nary a four-letter word even crossed through my fevered brain during the process...I really would rather let the reader determine whether there are multiple possible meanings to the words and the story-line...Hey, you mean some of you folks thought this was about something other than a guy losing his lunch bag on the Subway on the way to work and having only a lonely banana to eat for lunch? Wow! You guys sure have got dirty minds....lol...
Fruits
Are bigger
They're bigger than you
And in your hand, see
Is fruit that you well know, too
If you can peel that guy,
Schlo-mo, it's just a fruit,
That's coming up
That's Paul in the porner
That's him grinning lots, while,
Holding his banana
Trying to squeeze out a load
And he don't know if he can do it
"Oh no," Paul said, "I just---"
"---beat my banana-pud!"
Are bigger
They're bigger than you
And in your hand, see
Is fruit that you well know, too
If you can peel that guy,
Schlo-mo, it's just a fruit,
That's coming up
That's Paul in the porner
That's him grinning lots, while,
Holding his banana
Trying to squeeze out a load
And he don't know if he can do it
"Oh no," Paul said, "I just---"
"---beat my banana-pud!"
what! Johnny D pinched my comment AGAIN! (bastard)
JD, does that make "banana pud-ding"? I've thought about trying to whip up a batch of that but I didn't know the recipe...uh...how much 'beating' does it take to make a full cup? Stuart...he has a way of doing that now & then...lol ~ ~ ~
Definitely wasn't what I was expecting, Paul...but very funny, none the less. 5s...
Hmmm...?? Arwen, just what WERE you expecting? lol & thanks ~ ~ ~
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