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Song Parodies -> "Selling Is Swell to Do"
Original Song Title:
"I Put a Spell on You"
(MP3)Original Performer:
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Parody Song Title:
"Selling Is Swell to Do"
Parody Written by:
John A. Barry
The Lyrics
Selling is swell to do
In the good times.
You make a lot of bread--a slew.
You live high 'n'
You're selling, buyin'
Ah, but then the fan's hit
By stuff that is brown.
You're no more a bandit. . .
No longer pulling the big bucks down.
Selling is hell to do
In the worst times--
These times.
So, ask you,
What to do?
You go to
Street 4-2 in midtown
And it is there,
Anonymously,
You make the rounds.
And you're meat.
Now what you're selling: you.
Just get in line.
In the good times.
You make a lot of bread--a slew.
You live high 'n'
You're selling, buyin'
Ah, but then the fan's hit
By stuff that is brown.
You're no more a bandit. . .
No longer pulling the big bucks down.
Selling is hell to do
In the worst times--
These times.
So, ask you,
What to do?
You go to
Street 4-2 in midtown
And it is there,
Anonymously,
You make the rounds.
And you're meat.
Now what you're selling: you.
Just get in line.
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sold ME
john, I'd love to see your take on eBay--man, they have gouged the sellers in the past two years with fees fees fees and have restricted sellers from giving negative feedback about sellers. Sold! to the gentleman for $5.55
sorry, I meant buyers in the last sentence.
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