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Song Parodies -> "The Bethany Homebodies"
Original Song Title:
"The Ballad of Jed Clampett"
Original Performer:
Miscelaneous
Parody Song Title:
"The Bethany Homebodies"
Parody Written by:
CML
The Lyrics
On the 100th anniversary of my Dad's birth, Im going to tell the tale of the path that a kid from Wisconsin took that landed him in Arizona .... "Bethany Home" is the name of a tuberculosis sanatorium that was located in Phoenix 100 years ago, taking advantage of the dry air. Its also a metaphor for Phoenix as ten of thousands of other WW2 gen couples came to Phoenix post WW2 for other respiratory problems ... like my mother. Bethany Home, BTW, is clearly an allusion to the Biblical story of Lazarus of Bethany, who rose back from the dead
Come listen to my story
Bout a man named Ted
Depression era kid
Gramps barely kept him fed
Then one year he was
Stationed in Philly
When who should he meet
But a gal with OPB*
Chronic, that is .. Asthma prone
Coughing sprees
Well, the first thing ya know
Ted's found his true love dear
Her kinfolk said
"Ted, get her out of here!"
Said, "Arizonie is a place
Where she can breathe"
So they bundled up my Bro
And moved to Bethany
Home, that is .. Searing heat
Moisture barred
The Bethany Home Bodies!!
Well now it's time to say hello
To Ted and all his spawn
We all would like to invite you folks
To see the goings on
You're all invited back next week
To Phoenix in AZ
To view the screeching madness
Of Ted's 12- child progeny
Homebodies, they are
Raise some hell
Piss your Mom off
Ya'll gonna pay when Dad gets home
Ya hear
Bout a man named Ted
Depression era kid
Gramps barely kept him fed
Then one year he was
Stationed in Philly
When who should he meet
But a gal with OPB*
Chronic, that is .. Asthma prone
Coughing sprees
Well, the first thing ya know
Ted's found his true love dear
Her kinfolk said
"Ted, get her out of here!"
Said, "Arizonie is a place
Where she can breathe"
So they bundled up my Bro
And moved to Bethany
Home, that is .. Searing heat
Moisture barred
The Bethany Home Bodies!!
Well now it's time to say hello
To Ted and all his spawn
We all would like to invite you folks
To see the goings on
You're all invited back next week
To Phoenix in AZ
To view the screeching madness
Of Ted's 12- child progeny
Homebodies, they are
Raise some hell
Piss your Mom off
Ya'll gonna pay when Dad gets home
Ya hear
*COPD .. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder
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