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Song Parodies -> "Gumball Wizard"
Original Song Title:
"Pinball Wizard"
(MP3)Original Performer:
The Who
Parody Song Title:
"Gumball Wizard"
Parody Written by:
Claude Prez
The Lyrics
Ever since he was a young boy
He loved them damn machines
From K-mart down to Big Lots
He picked them suckers clean
He only lived for chewin'
won't eat food at all
That one really dumb kid
Sure only eats gumballs
He stands like a sapling
He's gettin pretty lean
Chewing on his gumballs
Hey have some Ovaltine
I can't say he's the keenest
shopper in the mall
That one really dumb kid
Sure only eats gumballs
He's a gumball wizard
It's just beyond belief
A gumball wizard's got
Such unsightly teeth
Why do you think he does it?
Who the hell cares?
Maybe he was dropped on his head....
When we have him for dinner
It just means more for us
His dentist drives Ferraris
His parents take the bus
He blows the biggest bubbles
His brain is really small
That one really dumb kid
Sure only eats gumballs
I thought I was
A pretty stupid guy
At least I know that if
you don't eat you die
Even as he's barely conscious
He won't touch a snack
He's chompin on a gumball
Flat there on his back
And if you took it from him
I know you'd see him crawl
That one really dumb kid
Sure only eats gumballs
He loved them damn machines
From K-mart down to Big Lots
He picked them suckers clean
He only lived for chewin'
won't eat food at all
That one really dumb kid
Sure only eats gumballs
He stands like a sapling
He's gettin pretty lean
Chewing on his gumballs
Hey have some Ovaltine
I can't say he's the keenest
shopper in the mall
That one really dumb kid
Sure only eats gumballs
He's a gumball wizard
It's just beyond belief
A gumball wizard's got
Such unsightly teeth
Why do you think he does it?
Who the hell cares?
Maybe he was dropped on his head....
When we have him for dinner
It just means more for us
His dentist drives Ferraris
His parents take the bus
He blows the biggest bubbles
His brain is really small
That one really dumb kid
Sure only eats gumballs
I thought I was
A pretty stupid guy
At least I know that if
you don't eat you die
Even as he's barely conscious
He won't touch a snack
He's chompin on a gumball
Flat there on his back
And if you took it from him
I know you'd see him crawl
That one really dumb kid
Sure only eats gumballs
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It made me laugh, but it was weak at points
Ooh, I tell ya, Bobby Murcer, this was unbelievable. That huckleberry with the gumballs, holy cow, he cracks me up. I might have to go home early. I gotta get over that bridge...and that chorus...and that third verse... hey, Florio! Lay off that cannoli! I need it for the sixth inning!
Some verses in this one really got me good: "Hey have some Ovaltine" !! And: "When we have him for dinner / It just means more for us / His dentist drives Ferraris / His parents take the bus" !! Yuk yuk yuk GUFFAW ! - funny stuff !
Wish I could vote tens the idiots who lo-balled you. LOL, Claude, but didn't PMP, since I just went..
G whiz, this is funny!
Very good, Claude. I agree with Johnny D - the Ferrari/bus lines were my faves, too.
(G - round) Claude - Great stuff! I see you and Spaff are now in the "Parody Super-Gods Division"of the "ABC Contests", far above the rest of us mortal writers I glad you both still get to make posting into the contests, they wouldn't be as much fun without your stuff.
This made me laugh out loud. Not LOL, but actually LAUGH. OUT. LOUD. Johnny Dangle named my favorite section, but "Who the hell cares?" is a great line, and also answers that question in the original quite splendidly.
I'm also seeing a Google ad here for "Beaver Gumball Machine" from "Beaver Vending." Sounds tasty.
I'm also seeing a Google ad here for "Beaver Gumball Machine" from "Beaver Vending." Sounds tasty.
It was good...I'm not too familiar with the original (I know it, but not well), but enjoyed it anyway.
(delayed abc's comment) Another one I thought I already commented on. You had to stretch the pacing in some places, but lines like "His dentist drives Ferraris, his parents take the bus" made everything worth it. Great work, Claude.
Like It!
I LOVE the original version by BRAD SANFIELD. I'm sure you've heard it too, it was funny.
What a fun parody!
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