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Song Parodies -> "Tarzan of the Apes I Am"

Original Song Title:

"Henry VIII I Am"

Original Performer:

Herman's Hermits

Parody Song Title:

"Tarzan of the Apes I Am"

Parody Written by:

Jared

The Lyrics

Tarzan did indeed make his appearnce roughly forty years before Superman, the former is of the turn of the century, and the latter debuted in 1938
I'm Tarzan of the Apes I am
Tarzan of the Apes I am, I am
I got raised in the jungle brush
Now speaking to the beasts gives me a rush
Everyone wonders why my face is shaved (face is shaved)
Or why I never seem to have a tan (no tan)
I'm the ape-raised man, the Lord Greystroke
Tarzan of the Apes I am

Beat this curse, apes raised from birth

I'm Tarzan of the Apes I am
Tarzan of the Apes I am, I am
Swinging through trees like never before
Don't speak to elephants cause they're a bore
Jane brought me back to the civilized (civiilized)
And now I am proud to be her man (her man)
The defender of darkest Africa
Tarzan of the Apes I am

I'm Tarzan of the Apes I am
Tarzan of the Apes I am, I am
Poachers see me and they flee in fear
When they know the jungle man is here
The world's first true superhero (super guy!)
Forty years before Superman (Superman!)
I'm the one who started everything
Tarzan of the Apes I am

T-A-R-Z-An!
Tar-a-zan (Tar-a-zan!)
Tar-a-zan (Tar-a-zan!)
Tarzan of the Apes I am, I am
Tarzan of the Apes I am!



AAAAAAAYYYYYAAAAAAEEEEIIIIAAAAAHHH!!!!!!!

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Pacing: 4.8
How Funny: 4.8
Overall Rating: 4.8

Total Votes: 12

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Phil Alexander - November 18, 2004 - Report this comment
Me Tarzan, you fives ;-)
Cheetah - November 18, 2004 - Report this comment
Me like. Me laugh prehensile tail off.
alvin rhodes - November 18, 2004 - Report this comment
swingin' parody...bravo
Johnny D - November 18, 2004 - Report this comment
5's ... Zira, Cornelius, and Dr. Zaius would be so proud!
Meriadoc - November 18, 2004 - Report this comment
We must be on a psychic wavelength today Jared. Nice one!
Michael Pacholek - November 18, 2004 - Report this comment
Actually, if you wanna go all literary, "the first superhero" may have been Gilgamesh. But this is a better Tarzan parody than my "Back On the Jane Bang."
John Jenkins - November 18, 2004 - Report this comment
Now this is a parody that a roomful of monkeys could appreciate. Well done, Jared.
Peregrin - November 18, 2004 - Report this comment
Good one Jared! Glad you liked ours too! Intrigued at the faux pas included in your parody : "Lord Greystroke"!!! Or was it a faux pas???
SomeGuy - November 20, 2004 - Report this comment
Good one! (deducted one for a few pacing things, would have been only half a point if I could.)
Alpha Skua - January 03, 2020 - Report this comment
Or be like George of the Jungle and hit a tree CRASH OOOHHH
Oh-ho ho-ho-ho-ho ho-ho-ho! - January 05, 2020 - Report this comment
Never cared for the original but this is a good parody. The best 'Tarzan' song since Phil Collins did that soundtrack, or maybe even Baltimora's 'Tarzan Boy'.
Storm the Albatross - June 17, 2020 - Report this comment
Don't Monkey Around
Alpha Skua - February 18, 2021 - Report this comment
We did this one in School TARZAN SWINGS,TARZAN FALLS,TARZAN BREAKS HIS BUTTERBALLS

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