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Song Parodies -> "Showdown in New Orleans"
Original Song Title:
"Battle of New Orleans"
Original Performer:
Jimmy Driftwood
Parody Song Title:
"Showdown in New Orleans"
Parody Written by:
Guy DiRito
The Lyrics
The unseen forseen mistook a little quip
And went with Jesse Jackson
Over to the Gaza Strip
It took a little fakin' and
They set out on what seems
As they sought to study Kurdish
with their friends mujahiddeen
They conspired for fun
Although skittish kept a hummin'
They won't comply with many
As they did a while ago
They conspired once more and
Now they'll begin a runnin'
In the states like Mississippi
With funds from Texaco
It turns the liver
when we see the skittish run
And they really must have wondered
Why they treatin' 'em so bum
The inept imply
They made the frugal king
But when you check the total sales
They haven't saved a thing
They conspired for fun
Although skittish kept a hummin'
They won't comply with many
As they did a while ago
They conspired once more and
Now they'll begin a runnin'
In the states like Mississippi
With funds from Texaco
With trickery now
They will spread a bunch of lies
Then they'll hire a new mascot
And so many did apply
We smelled their ire as
We saw their faces swell
Then we opened up some quorum fun
Then they began to yell
They conspired for fun
Although skittish kept a hummin'
They won't comply with many
As they did a while ago
They conspired once more and
Now they'll begin a runnin'
In the states like Mississippi
With funds from Texaco
Yeah, they ramble like liars
And their party's in shambles
They're jealous of the Bushes
And his cabinet on the go
They change so fast that sound
Couldn't catch 'em in
States like Mississippi
With funds from Texaco
They're tired old minnions will
imperil us no more
We grabbed an elevator
And we headed for the floor
They fill their ears will cotton balls
empowered from behind
And when we turn the power off
You'll see they're way behind
They conspired for fun
Although skittish kept a hummin'
They won't comply with many
As they did a while ago
They conspired once more and
Now they'll begin a runnin'
In the states like Mississippi
With funds from Texaco
Yeah, they ramble like liars
And their party's in shambles
They're jealous of the Bushes
And his cabinet on the go
They change so fast that sound
Couldn't catch 'em in
States like Mississippi
With funds from Texaco
Two-thousand four, Bush goes a little more
Two-thousand four, Bush goes a little more
And went with Jesse Jackson
Over to the Gaza Strip
It took a little fakin' and
They set out on what seems
As they sought to study Kurdish
with their friends mujahiddeen
They conspired for fun
Although skittish kept a hummin'
They won't comply with many
As they did a while ago
They conspired once more and
Now they'll begin a runnin'
In the states like Mississippi
With funds from Texaco
It turns the liver
when we see the skittish run
And they really must have wondered
Why they treatin' 'em so bum
The inept imply
They made the frugal king
But when you check the total sales
They haven't saved a thing
They conspired for fun
Although skittish kept a hummin'
They won't comply with many
As they did a while ago
They conspired once more and
Now they'll begin a runnin'
In the states like Mississippi
With funds from Texaco
With trickery now
They will spread a bunch of lies
Then they'll hire a new mascot
And so many did apply
We smelled their ire as
We saw their faces swell
Then we opened up some quorum fun
Then they began to yell
They conspired for fun
Although skittish kept a hummin'
They won't comply with many
As they did a while ago
They conspired once more and
Now they'll begin a runnin'
In the states like Mississippi
With funds from Texaco
Yeah, they ramble like liars
And their party's in shambles
They're jealous of the Bushes
And his cabinet on the go
They change so fast that sound
Couldn't catch 'em in
States like Mississippi
With funds from Texaco
They're tired old minnions will
imperil us no more
We grabbed an elevator
And we headed for the floor
They fill their ears will cotton balls
empowered from behind
And when we turn the power off
You'll see they're way behind
They conspired for fun
Although skittish kept a hummin'
They won't comply with many
As they did a while ago
They conspired once more and
Now they'll begin a runnin'
In the states like Mississippi
With funds from Texaco
Yeah, they ramble like liars
And their party's in shambles
They're jealous of the Bushes
And his cabinet on the go
They change so fast that sound
Couldn't catch 'em in
States like Mississippi
With funds from Texaco
Two-thousand four, Bush goes a little more
Two-thousand four, Bush goes a little more
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Dang! I was going to use this song. :D You did it justice, especially with it's long verses...all thumbs up, cause I know this one.
No Bush haters and democrat debaters out there? Can't believe y'all let this one slide. You all must agree with this then. :D How is Jess ever going to get to the white house if you all let stuff like this pass about him and his party?
The only way Jesse Jackson is going to the White House is if John Kerry invites him -- in other words, the same way he got there for Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. "The only way a Republican is going to get into the White House is to marry Margaret Truman." -- Groucho Marx, 1948, but that only held up for four more years.
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