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Song Parodies -> "The Side-Effect Song"
Original Song Title:
"The Lumberjack Song"
Original Performer:
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Parody Song Title:
"The Side-Effect Song"
Parody Written by:
MasonR
The Lyrics
Warning: Warning labels on prescription medicine may be bad for your health...
I didn't want to be a parodist.
I wanted to be...(rips off ketchup-stained "You Rock!" t-shirt to reveal a white lab coat) A PHARMACIST!
(cue the piano...)
Swinging from pill to pill! The Lupron! The Abilify! The Prozac! The Mobic! The Flomax!
The sedative, pain-killing effect of Tylenol with Codene!
And with my best internist by my side.
And I sing! Sing! Sing!...
Oh, it's a side-effect but I'm OK
I sweat all night and I'm cold all day'
Chorus of pharmacists in lab coats:
Oh, it's a side-effect but he's OK
He sweats all night and he's cold all day
My throat is dry, my stomach aches
Can't go to the lavoratory
I'm breaking out in pimples
And I can't keep down my tea
Pharmacists:
His throat is dry, his stomach aches
Can't go to the lavoratory
He's breaking out in pimples
And he can't keep down his tea
Oh, it's a side-effect but I'm OK
I scream all night and I sleep all day
Pharmacists:
Oh, it's a side-effect but he's OK
He screams all night and he sleeps all day
My vision's blurred, my speech is slurred
I cannot drive my car
I don't fit in my clothing
I dream that I'm the Czar
Pharmacists:
His vision's blurred, his speech is slurred
He cannot drive his car
He can't fit in his clothing
He dreams that he's the Czar
It's a side-effect but I'm OK
I crap all night and I pee all day
Pharmacists:
It's a side-effect but he's OK
He craps all night and he pees all day
My ulcer's burst, my heart skips beats
I'm wheezing, short of breath
And I just read the label:
The side effect is death
Pharmacists:
His ulcer's burst, his heart skips beats
He's wheezing, short of breath
And he just read the label:
The side effect is death
It's a side-effect but I'm OK
I retch all night and I puke all day
Pharmacists:
It's a side-effect but he's OK
He retches all night and he pukes all day
Oh, it's a side effect but I'm OK...
(faints)
I wanted to be...(rips off ketchup-stained "You Rock!" t-shirt to reveal a white lab coat) A PHARMACIST!
(cue the piano...)
Swinging from pill to pill! The Lupron! The Abilify! The Prozac! The Mobic! The Flomax!
The sedative, pain-killing effect of Tylenol with Codene!
And with my best internist by my side.
And I sing! Sing! Sing!...
Oh, it's a side-effect but I'm OK
I sweat all night and I'm cold all day'
Chorus of pharmacists in lab coats:
Oh, it's a side-effect but he's OK
He sweats all night and he's cold all day
My throat is dry, my stomach aches
Can't go to the lavoratory
I'm breaking out in pimples
And I can't keep down my tea
Pharmacists:
His throat is dry, his stomach aches
Can't go to the lavoratory
He's breaking out in pimples
And he can't keep down his tea
Oh, it's a side-effect but I'm OK
I scream all night and I sleep all day
Pharmacists:
Oh, it's a side-effect but he's OK
He screams all night and he sleeps all day
My vision's blurred, my speech is slurred
I cannot drive my car
I don't fit in my clothing
I dream that I'm the Czar
Pharmacists:
His vision's blurred, his speech is slurred
He cannot drive his car
He can't fit in his clothing
He dreams that he's the Czar
It's a side-effect but I'm OK
I crap all night and I pee all day
Pharmacists:
It's a side-effect but he's OK
He craps all night and he pees all day
My ulcer's burst, my heart skips beats
I'm wheezing, short of breath
And I just read the label:
The side effect is death
Pharmacists:
His ulcer's burst, his heart skips beats
He's wheezing, short of breath
And he just read the label:
The side effect is death
It's a side-effect but I'm OK
I retch all night and I puke all day
Pharmacists:
It's a side-effect but he's OK
He retches all night and he pukes all day
Oh, it's a side effect but I'm OK...
(faints)
Parody by Mason "safety and effectiveness of this parody has not been established" Resnick
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lmao...take 3 5s and call me in the morning
I like the warning for Viagra, "If you experience a 4 hour erection, get medical attention immediately". The wife or girlfriend might have other ideas. 555
Now, that's what I call a funny pharm. 555
Thanks alvin, renaldo, & Jonathan!
This is hilarious. Very well done.
Thanks, Mr. Prez!
Heh... loved "the side effect is death". Fantastic stuff :D
This is so funny, Mason!!!!!!
I'm always amazed by the ton of disclaimers when a new drug appears on the market.
"If your ears fall off, discontinue use..." Saturday Night Live did a hilarious sendup of diclaimers in a commercial for "Happy Fun Ball" You can see it on the NBC site for Sat. Nite Live
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