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Song Parodies -> "Ebony and Ivory"
Original Song Title:
"Ebony and Ivory"
Original Performer:
Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney
Parody Song Title:
"Ebony and Ivory"
Parody Written by:
Mark Hoolihan
The Lyrics
In honor of Trent Lott's recent racist comments
Ebony and Ivory
(To the tune of "Ebony and Ivory by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder)
Chorus:
Ebony and Ivory
Live in separate but equal harmony
That's exactly what Thurmond wanted
Oh Lord, why don't we
We all know that segregation was
The way we didn't go
There's nostalgia in some of us
We had to change, had to live with others
But our dream will survive
We'll keep hate alive
(Chorus)
Ebony, Ivory separate but equal harmony
Ebony, Ivory, ooh
We all know that Thurmond wanted just
To keep status quo
There's good and bad, in every plan
We had to change, had to live with others
But our dream will survive
We'll keep hate alive
Side by side burning crosses they did
Oh lord why don't we
Ebony, Ivory, separate but equal harmony (3x)
(To the tune of "Ebony and Ivory by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder)
Chorus:
Ebony and Ivory
Live in separate but equal harmony
That's exactly what Thurmond wanted
Oh Lord, why don't we
We all know that segregation was
The way we didn't go
There's nostalgia in some of us
We had to change, had to live with others
But our dream will survive
We'll keep hate alive
(Chorus)
Ebony, Ivory separate but equal harmony
Ebony, Ivory, ooh
We all know that Thurmond wanted just
To keep status quo
There's good and bad, in every plan
We had to change, had to live with others
But our dream will survive
We'll keep hate alive
Side by side burning crosses they did
Oh lord why don't we
Ebony, Ivory, separate but equal harmony (3x)
Courtesy Mark Hoolihan and the hoolinet. The HoolinetCopyright 2002 Boniface Bugle Productions. All Rights Absurd.
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Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker would be something funny for EBONY AND IVORY don't you agree..............I may think i may it up for the song. I thought Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney sang this.
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