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Song Parodies -> "Don't Eat Like Rover"

Original Song Title:

"Don't Dream It's Over"

 (MP3)
Original Performer:

Crowded House

Parody Song Title:

"Don't Eat Like Rover"

Parody Written by:

The Comedian

The Lyrics

There are Fritos within
There are Fritos without
Tried to snack a deluge from a paper cup

Every platter of bread
Makes me fatter by far
Butts'll always be big ends full o'loads while you're dieting like me

They now,
Say now ---
"Don't eat like Rover!"

They now,
Say now ---
"All the world loves thin!"

They'd love,
They'd love ---
To build a small and lean us ----

---- We know that THEY won't win!


Now I'm towing my lard
There's a bowl of my food
My confections are costing me nutrition but they're so good

In the paper today
Tales of war with one's waist
But I turn right over to the gourmet page

They now,
Say now ---
"Don't eat like Rover!"

They now,
Say now ---
"All the world loves thin!"

They'd love,
They'd love ---
To build a small and lean us ----

---- They crow and bray "Bones! Skin!"


( --- instrumental --- )


Now I'm walking again
To defeat a fat bum
And I'm counting my steps to adore my poor heart

Lonely fatso in bed
Barely eating my food
Want to know the feeling of liberation from my grief

Hey now,
Hey now ---
Don't dream you're grosser!

Hey now,
Hey now ---
Love your-self and grin!

They come,
They come ---
Hoping in-sults defeat us ----

---- Don't ev-er let them win!


(Oh) Don't let them win!
( Hey now, hey now! )

( Hey now, hey now! )

Hey now, hey-ey-ey now-ow-ow!

Oh don't-ah-let them win!

( Hey now, hey now! )

Don't let them win!
Yeah!
( Hey now, hey now! )

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Voting Results

 
Pacing: 4.9
How Funny: 5.0
Overall Rating: 5.0

Total Votes: 14

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Chuck A. Spear - July 28, 2005 - Report this comment
Very clever treatment of what would otherwise be a mundane subject....and great pacing (love the OS)
Dominic L. - July 28, 2005 - Report this comment
Funny, but I DKTOS
Tim Mayfield - July 28, 2005 - Report this comment
I don't remember Rover getting no Fritos... Ah, but still worthy of 5's.
Red Ant - July 28, 2005 - Report this comment
Liked this line the best: "My confections are costing me nutrition but they're so good". Good one Johnny D.
alvin rhodes - July 28, 2005 - Report this comment
gotta feed ya fives
John Barry - July 28, 2005 - Report this comment
This has made me hungry for "Don't Scheme Like Rove, Sir."
AFW - July 28, 2005 - Report this comment
Three low carb fives...
Royce Miller - July 28, 2005 - Report this comment
Super good parody
Michael Pacholek - July 28, 2005 - Report this comment
John D: Doggone, son, ya done did it again. Tim: Dogs will eat almost anything. As David Letterman has taught us, dogs drink out of the toilet, so they're not overly concerned about cereal fillers in their kibble. John B: Give Tong time, it'll come. In fact, you just gave me an idea...
Johnny D - July 31, 2005 - Report this comment
Thank you, Chuck, Dominic, Tim, Red Ant, alvin, JB, AFW, Royce, and Michael.
Annie - December 29, 2014 - Report this comment
Awesome! Hey now, hey now, I just gave you 5s! Hey now, hey now, cause this parody is a win! These words, these words made me laugh hard! You know it's a win! :)

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