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Song Parodies -> "Tweet Misery Of Fife"
Original Song Title:
"Sweet Mystery Of Life"
Original Performer:
Nelson Eddy and Jeanette McDonald
Parody Song Title:
"Tweet Misery Of Fife"
Parody Written by:
Airfarcewon
The Lyrics
Bah! tweet misery of fife
How I detest thee?
I-I-I. despise the boring
Whistle of it all..
Such high pitching, screeching, screaming
In my ear drums..
It has me flipping out,
Abusing alcohol..
Sounds like blackboard scrapes
Or unoiled door that's squeaking
Music ugly as a muddy hog at play..
Think I'll jump a Chinese junk and sail to Peking
I can't stand fifes in hand another day
If I heard one nevermore I'd bless Fred Waring..
Wish they'd pick up the bassoon and bass away..
No one knows the torture that my ears are bearing
Notes so high, it even killed my old dog, Tray
Let me spend my final years, content, euphoric
In a massage parlor with no fife heard play
Let me spend my final years, content, euphoric
In a massage parlor where no fife will play...
How I detest thee?
I-I-I. despise the boring
Whistle of it all..
Such high pitching, screeching, screaming
In my ear drums..
It has me flipping out,
Abusing alcohol..
Sounds like blackboard scrapes
Or unoiled door that's squeaking
Music ugly as a muddy hog at play..
Think I'll jump a Chinese junk and sail to Peking
I can't stand fifes in hand another day
If I heard one nevermore I'd bless Fred Waring..
Wish they'd pick up the bassoon and bass away..
No one knows the torture that my ears are bearing
Notes so high, it even killed my old dog, Tray
Let me spend my final years, content, euphoric
In a massage parlor with no fife heard play
Let me spend my final years, content, euphoric
In a massage parlor where no fife will play...
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The fife - an ill wind which nobody blows good. (Attributed to Danny Kaye) ;D
No mysteries here, fivers...
Tweeting you 5's!!
As one who spent a number of years in front of the flutes and piccolos, I definitely feel the pain of this one! 3 5s and a glissando of giggles at OMR!
Sir L'Air de Farce, Mighty Duke oEdge, cute write, Sir !
@OMR and FG: Please forgive me, but I believe you're harping up the wrong tree.
"And the oboe it is clearly understood
Is an ill wind that no one blows good"
AFW: I vote you three Fifes (why didn't anyone beat me to that?), and you *must* email me or something so that we can fix that "half of the page blank" problem! Cheers.
"And the oboe it is clearly understood
Is an ill wind that no one blows good"
AFW: I vote you three Fifes (why didn't anyone beat me to that?), and you *must* email me or something so that we can fix that "half of the page blank" problem! Cheers.
Thanks, OMR..funny line, glad you quoted it...and thanks, Mark, and Christie, and fg, and LCC..and TT..all funny comments...three fifes..heh, heh...it's probably caused by the blank space in my head, TT
fifes blow but this sounds good
Oh ye of little faith... of *course* I knew the original quote-- have been a Danny Kaye fan since I was but a tiny fiddlebabe.... enough to know that this is actually attributable to Sylvia Fine.
So there, Deputy Blarney Fife! ;)
So there, Deputy Blarney Fife! ;)
Thanks, alvin
Oh, yeah, sure, you did......
(It dates back to Shakespearean times, actually. If only you had studied, say, English Literature in college, you'd have known that.)
(It dates back to Shakespearean times, actually. If only you had studied, say, English Literature in college, you'd have known that.)
Excuse me-- I thought we were discussing the actual Danny Kaye quote...
Even though I DO know everything, I wouldn't possibly have time to write it all, as you no doubt will understand. ;)
Should probably have studied harder on the English-- I was sometimes concentrating more on the Scotch.
Even though I DO know everything, I wouldn't possibly have time to write it all, as you no doubt will understand. ;)
Should probably have studied harder on the English-- I was sometimes concentrating more on the Scotch.
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