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Song Parodies -> "The Best Job in Town"
Original Song Title:
"The House of the Rising Sun"
Original Performer:
The Animals
Parody Song Title:
"The Best Job in Town"
Parody Written by:
Voldemar
The Lyrics
There is a mouse and keyboard and screen
They call the "Best Job in Town"
And it's been the ruin of many of poor boys
And God I know I'm one
My mother was a bank clerk
She left me only her genes
My father was an engineer
Designing slot machines
Now the only thing engineer needs
Is computer which looks like junk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he robs a bank
Oh mother, tell your children
Not to do what I have done
Pursue all your lives in sin and misery
The best career in town
Well, I got one foot on the platform
The other on a five a.m. train
I'm goin' back to central town
To wear that ball with no chain
Well, there is a mouse and keyboard and screen
They call the "Best Job in Town"
And it's been the ruin of many of poor boys
And God I know I'm one
They call the "Best Job in Town"
And it's been the ruin of many of poor boys
And God I know I'm one
My mother was a bank clerk
She left me only her genes
My father was an engineer
Designing slot machines
Now the only thing engineer needs
Is computer which looks like junk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he robs a bank
Oh mother, tell your children
Not to do what I have done
Pursue all your lives in sin and misery
The best career in town
Well, I got one foot on the platform
The other on a five a.m. train
I'm goin' back to central town
To wear that ball with no chain
Well, there is a mouse and keyboard and screen
They call the "Best Job in Town"
And it's been the ruin of many of poor boys
And God I know I'm one
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