The Happy Melons Song (translated from the original Norwegian)
Gonzo ate all the lemons,
Murgatroyd ate all the fish,
Bruno Bumpkin hollowed a pumpkin
and spat all the seeds in a dish.
Holy Moley, pumpkin pie,
that Dillinger guy was a felon.
Holy Moley, scream ’til you die,
but no other word rhymes with melon.
Booba Smith stepped off her rooftop,
and fell to her death in a pond.
She said she was going to do it,
and Booba Smith’s word was her bond.
Holy Moley, pumpkin pie,
make money from crap that you sell on.
Holy Moley, scream ’til you die,
but no other word rhymes with melon.
Tallulah Lula’s a beautiful lady,
a baby contest, hers surely should win,
and she’s married to Handsome Earl Cady,
but that baby is ugly as sin.
Holy Moley, pumpkin pie,
there are some kids you always should tell on.
Holy Moley, scream ’til you die,
but no other word rhymes with melon.
Jingle ‘Dick’ Tracy wasn’t at home,
the night the cops came to kick down his door.
He’d drunk eighteen pints, swallowed a comb,
and passed out stone cold on the floor.
Holy Moley, pumpkin pie,
a face like that really should have a bell on.
Holy Moley, scream ’til you die,
but no other word rhymes with melon.
Holy Moley, scream ’til you die.
Because no other word rhymes with melon.
Cyn
This is awesome. I want to scoop it up in my arms and dance it around the room.
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Nicolas Papaconstantinou
I love love the central conceit in this, that it discusses rhyme in a piece that’s translated from another language.
LOVE IT!
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Andrew Cheverton
I’m glad you guys liked it.
I’ve had the first bloody verse stuck in my head since I wrote it. Even those old standbys Our Friends Electric? and The Littlest Hobo theme won’t displace it…
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Rivka Jacobs
This is fun and clever. Excellent use of the English language, inventing names and plays on words. Very enjoyable.
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