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Song Parodies -> "It's Noun, a Gerund"
Original Song Title:
"It's Now or Never"
(MP3)Original Performer:
Elvis Presley
Parody Song Title:
"It's Noun, a Gerund"
Parody Written by:
John A. Barry
The Lyrics
This parody is dedicated to the memory of my 8th grade English teacher.
It's noun, a gerund.
"Coming at night,"
A participle,
When it's used right.
"If dangling, teacher's irate."
Such howler, errant,
She'd remonstrate.
The verb "to saw," you
Can make run an errand.
With an "ing" sutured,
Becomes a gerund.
Used at the right time,
It's a linguistic lifeline.
"Sawing cuts clear,"
Noun's what you hear.
Now, class:
It's noun, a gerund.
"Consoling tide"--
It's adjectival,
"Tide"'s modified.
Progressive tenses can wait.
We're now on gerunds,
I'll demonstrate.
There's a verb, "billow"--
What sails do on the ocean,
On the masts above,
A swelling motion.
Add the i-n-g.
It acts nominatively.
Not a verb tense
When we use it this way.
It's noun, a gerund.
"Billowing rights
A ship that's starting
To sink from sight."
Does "starting" act as noun? No way!
It's not a gerund.
What should we say?
"Coming at night,"
A participle,
When it's used right.
"If dangling, teacher's irate."
Such howler, errant,
She'd remonstrate.
The verb "to saw," you
Can make run an errand.
With an "ing" sutured,
Becomes a gerund.
Used at the right time,
It's a linguistic lifeline.
"Sawing cuts clear,"
Noun's what you hear.
Now, class:
It's noun, a gerund.
"Consoling tide"--
It's adjectival,
"Tide"'s modified.
Progressive tenses can wait.
We're now on gerunds,
I'll demonstrate.
There's a verb, "billow"--
What sails do on the ocean,
On the masts above,
A swelling motion.
Add the i-n-g.
It acts nominatively.
Not a verb tense
When we use it this way.
It's noun, a gerund.
"Billowing rights
A ship that's starting
To sink from sight."
Does "starting" act as noun? No way!
It's not a gerund.
What should we say?
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Billie Jean is now my plumber
She says it's my dropping that will not flush down
But that gerund's not MY noun.
She says it's my dropping that will not flush down
But that gerund's not MY noun.
Very clever. Well done.
Most learnworthy..
What Airfarcewon said...your parodies are a part of my continuing education....555
Very well done, John. I would enjoy seeing some EP impersonator trying to sing this song.
This is a pretty funny song. applause... *claps hands*
this was cooool!!:)
this song was awful! ;)
. . . Captain Jean de GranGland, . . . it's Nun ! !
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