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Song Parodies -> "Don't Eat Gruel"

Original Song Title:

"Don't Be Cruel"

Original Performer:

Elvis Presley

Parody Song Title:

"Don't Eat Gruel"

Parody Written by:

Airfarcewon

The Lyrics

Gruel is a thin soup or porridge
In old Charle's Dicken's tale
Oliver Twist, I mean
They sipped soup thin and pale,
The worst food ever seen..
Don't Eat Gruel..It's a food that's cruel!

Nothin' but some flour'd salt,
Boiled water with added paste
Refuse it and default..
It's poor porridge with no taste...
Don't Eat Gruel..It's a food that's cruel!
Even if there's nothin' else,
Instead of eatin' gruel..just starve yourself!

Sometimes made with oatmeal,
But still it ain't no treat
A yukky and nasty bloat meal,
That no human mouth oughta' eat...
Don't Eat Gruel...Ain't a food that's cool!
If ya' ain't got nothin' else,
Instead of eatin' gruel..just starve yourself!

I've heard that in Korea,
They make good gruel with rice..
Hey, don't let 'em fool ya'
There just ain't none that is nice..
Don't Eat Gruel...Ain't a food that's cool!
If ya' can't find nothin' else,
'Stead of eatin' gruel..just starve yourself!

Don't Eat Gruel..It's a food that's cruel!
Don't Eat Gruel..It's a food that's cruel!
If there just ain't nothin' else,
'Stead of eatin' gruel..just starve yourself!

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John Barry - January 19, 2005 - Report this comment
Don't eat Pantagruel if you have Rabelaisian appetites.
Ricky Ticky Taffy - January 19, 2005 - Report this comment
Hi, AFW! Good parody; however, TOS was from the 50s, namely 1956. Still give ya 5/5/5.
AFW - January 19, 2005 - Report this comment
Thanks, John and Ricky
Tim Mayfield - January 19, 2005 - Report this comment
AFW, wonderful stuff (your parody, not the gruel).
Jeff Reuben - January 19, 2005 - Report this comment
A bit of a Twist on a good tune!
AFW - January 19, 2005 - Report this comment
Thanks, Tim and Jeff
Johnny D - January 19, 2005 - Report this comment
Must've been a grueling parody to write ... 5's ... How 'bout "Gruel Summer" ... "Gruel To Be Kind"
alvin rhodes - January 19, 2005 - Report this comment
more, kind sir ?........5s
AFW - January 19, 2005 - Report this comment
Thanks, Johnny and Alvin...Alvin?...you like Gruel?
Kristof Robertson - January 19, 2005 - Report this comment
Having just done Oliver Twist on stage, and having real gruel as a prop, I can TOTALLY relate to this!! 555
AFW - January 20, 2005 - Report this comment
Thanks Kristof...I admire your taste..
Ronald Dailey - April 07, 2023 - Report this comment
This made me laugh. I am assisted living and do eat oatmeal regularly.
CML - April 07, 2023 - Report this comment
AFW was definitely an elder stateman around here. But If you are looking around his archives, you've probably noted that. He was one of the best

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