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Song Parodies -> "Forty Thieves"
Original Song Title:
"Cherokee"
(MP3)Original Performer:
Europe
Parody Song Title:
"Forty Thieves"
Parody Written by:
Scotty Dangerously
The Lyrics
This is based on "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves", one of the tales of Arabian nights. Though, it takes place in the present.
(Ali Baba shouts "Open Sesame!", then the drumming begins. Then, the music begins.)
Aou,
Aaa, haa, haa, haa, haa
Ooo
There is a gang
They're all so bad
They're always drivin' us mad
They're the forty thieves
They always terrify
And they all cheat, steal, and lie, ohh
They stole TVs
They stole our cars
They stole our money
And they used fires
To get our houses burned
But they should never return
When will they ever learn?
Forty thieves,
Oh, stealin' everything out of sight
Forty thieves,
Oh, they all got us homeless tonight
We picked up the phones
We called the cops
But those thieves never stop
Breakin' many laws
This world turned out so bad
It even hurts moms and dads
All this bullshit
Has got to end
At least by this weekend
We'll soon have things back
Including all our cars
Those thieves will be behind bars
In a prison so far
Forty thieves,
Oh, stealin' when they have no right
Forty thieves,
Oh, they will pay the price alright
Ohh
Yea, yea, yaa
Aaa, haa, haa, haa, haa
Forty thieves,
Oh, their crimes startin' to bite
Forty thieves,
Oh, stealin' every day and night
Forty thieves,
Oh, stealin' everything out of sight
Forty thieves,
Oh, they all got us homeless tonight
Ohh
Aou,
Aaa, haa, haa, haa, haa
Ooo
There is a gang
They're all so bad
They're always drivin' us mad
They're the forty thieves
They always terrify
And they all cheat, steal, and lie, ohh
They stole TVs
They stole our cars
They stole our money
And they used fires
To get our houses burned
But they should never return
When will they ever learn?
Forty thieves,
Oh, stealin' everything out of sight
Forty thieves,
Oh, they all got us homeless tonight
We picked up the phones
We called the cops
But those thieves never stop
Breakin' many laws
This world turned out so bad
It even hurts moms and dads
All this bullshit
Has got to end
At least by this weekend
We'll soon have things back
Including all our cars
Those thieves will be behind bars
In a prison so far
Forty thieves,
Oh, stealin' when they have no right
Forty thieves,
Oh, they will pay the price alright
Ohh
Yea, yea, yaa
Aaa, haa, haa, haa, haa
Forty thieves,
Oh, their crimes startin' to bite
Forty thieves,
Oh, stealin' every day and night
Forty thieves,
Oh, stealin' everything out of sight
Forty thieves,
Oh, they all got us homeless tonight
Ohh
Thought it'd be cool to do a parody of an '80s rock song about the Arabian nights.
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Way to tell a story, raddog! I haven't read the story in a while since I was a kid and I almost forgotten all about it! There's also enough looting as it is near from where I live! 555's, no need to steal them!
No way Bin Laden's gonna steal them either! Anyways, thank you for the comment, Christie! :)
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