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Song Parodies -> "Entitlement Things"
Original Song Title:
"My Favorite Things"
(MP3)Original Performer:
Julie Andrews
Parody Song Title:
"Entitlement Things"
Parody Written by:
Rod Worden
The Lyrics
Entitlements, baby! Why not? We're the baddest crew on the planet-- we're entitled to anything we can grab! "Manifest Destiny" they used to say. Now it's "Support Our Troops", on those cute magnetic ribbons. Drivel. Let's just cut to the chase. How about license plate rims that say, simply, "Where's Mine?"
Sucking down oil fields, sand kings for the bribing
Gassing up Hummers what fun to be driving!
Shopping all day 'till the fat lady sings
Wasting away our entitlement things..
Walmarts and Targets and home prices soaring
Jobs go to China while congress lies, snoring
Deficits, bankruptcies, stock market swings
Pis*ing away our entitlement things..
Jet planes and missles, our empire expanding
Anchor news cel-ebs in prime time grandstanding
Ipods and widescreens and big jeweled blings
Don't we just love our entitlement things!
When the bank calls
When the car stalls
When we're feeling broke..
We'll simply cash in our entitlement things
And then we will get-- the joke.
Rezoning farm land and throwing up strip malls
Trading our soil for boutiques and cement walls
Sipping espresso or munching grease wings
It's our seed corn, these entitlement things..
Whose is the biggest, the bestest, the baddest?
Whose lifestyle extremes make countries the maddest?
Whose phone is loudest with downloaded rings
In your face now with entitlement things..
Freedom is fine but our leaders know better
Taxing and spending, the world's biggest debtor
Medicaid, moonpies, retirement brings
Where did they go our entitlement things?
When the buck sinks
Credit line stinks
When we're feeling sad..
We'll simply remember entitlement things
And all the great fun-n-n --we had!
Gassing up Hummers what fun to be driving!
Shopping all day 'till the fat lady sings
Wasting away our entitlement things..
Walmarts and Targets and home prices soaring
Jobs go to China while congress lies, snoring
Deficits, bankruptcies, stock market swings
Pis*ing away our entitlement things..
Jet planes and missles, our empire expanding
Anchor news cel-ebs in prime time grandstanding
Ipods and widescreens and big jeweled blings
Don't we just love our entitlement things!
When the bank calls
When the car stalls
When we're feeling broke..
We'll simply cash in our entitlement things
And then we will get-- the joke.
Rezoning farm land and throwing up strip malls
Trading our soil for boutiques and cement walls
Sipping espresso or munching grease wings
It's our seed corn, these entitlement things..
Whose is the biggest, the bestest, the baddest?
Whose lifestyle extremes make countries the maddest?
Whose phone is loudest with downloaded rings
In your face now with entitlement things..
Freedom is fine but our leaders know better
Taxing and spending, the world's biggest debtor
Medicaid, moonpies, retirement brings
Where did they go our entitlement things?
When the buck sinks
Credit line stinks
When we're feeling sad..
We'll simply remember entitlement things
And all the great fun-n-n --we had!
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Things to think about, indeed. Cleverly written.
well written piece
Food for thought indeed.
Outstanding job, Rod. A lot of great lines, especially the "joke" and I like the way you don't blame the problems on any one person or party. The problems are probably mostly the fault of us voters.
If you're asking "where's mine?", well, here it is -- all 5's.
I really liked this parody. I'm not going to say anymore incase I get attacked by Judge Judy... she appears to have a disliking for me...
Hey, folks, thanks to all for reading, and for the kind feedback.
As a Libertarian/Constitutionalist, I have to say.......this song has a pretty good handle on reality! (and very well written!)
Thanks, Chuck. As one most similarly inclined, I invite you to check out my piece on Day-O, which I called "Play Dough". Long live Dr Ron Paul and others who understand the grand scams going on.
Brilliant, Rod. Depressing, but brilliant nonetheless.
Thanks, Phil. Just read your piece about the Von Krap brats--I'm still laughing! ** Attn: Please, no more votes or comments from this point ** It's just not going to get any better than 'brilliant'!
Rod---nice to see you again! Anyway, I enjoyed the concept of this parody...what you said is so true! I also agree with what Chuck A. Spear said (except I'm not a Libertarian). Nicely done.
Hi, Serafina! Thanks for the read and your comments. Do you send stuff to this site, too?
Well, yes...I send comments (does that count?), misheard lyrics, and some "proposed duets"...could you define the term "stuff," please? ;)
Hi, again, Serafina! This site would be only a shell of itself without the comments. Thanks again for yours! = )
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