To Denny's came four esteemed Author's who post to this site
Merry, Pippin, alvin rhodes, P Robinson
Shared a meal, then some laughs; was great fun
Until we were done...

After dinner Merry pulled out pen and paper clean
Said, "Let's combine our talents; write a parody"
It sounded like a good idea to me
But what happened next; it did vex

Merry said, "Here's my idea", to all us guys
"Benny and the Jets' should work just fine"
I sat and rolled my eyes
Heard Merry say "this is a perfect song, should bring some laughs"
And all the others thought that her idea was keen
And while I did not wish to appear mean
"Penny Lane", said me

[during instrumental section]

{Uh-uh}
{I don't like "Benny & the Jets"}
{was not my taste}
{I don't have the song}
{I thought it wrong}
{actually worked out well}
{came out swell}

"Penny Lane", I said, "It's perfect for this, guys
Structured just right and it rhymes"
The others rolled their eyes
Though we had finished dinner, we still had our supper plates
The waitress had not come around to take them 'way
Was tension mounting there; it was quite plain
And I was to blame

Then Merry scooped up mashed potatoes that were leftover
And Pippin found a piece of gristle from his beef
and alvin loaded up some eggs to heave
then they all took aim; here it came

Mashed potatoes hit my ears and eggs my eyes
Next, I was bombarded with French fries
A full-fledged food-fight

Had disdain for my idea; they did not like
Coup de grace; got hit by a cream pie
"Mer - good aim..."

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