Song Parodies -> "Wichita Lineman"

Original Song Title:

"Wichita Lineman"

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Original Performer:

"Wichita Lineman"

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The Lyrics

A low-bitrate mp3 of the song can be found here.

He was a lineman for the county
Misapplied his fine job
Snoopin' he thought fun - pried in other's dialogue

He listened in on conversations
Held his 'quipment to the lines
'Cus that Wichita Lineman
Was mischief inclined

(Crossed lines can feed a conflagration
Elec-trodes make sparks rain
And if it glows, to touch is rash so never handle 'Main')

You perceive the tense we've chosen
Isn't present in its time
Scan our ultimo stanza
You will then know why

(sizzling bass solo)

Them new fangled power cables
He mistook for talky line
Now the Wichita Lineman
Is still. On the line.

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Kristof Robertson - September 21, 2006 - Report this comment

Fabulous payoff at the end, hobbits. Since you didn't change the title, I was curious as to what you were going to do with this. Great stuff! 555

alvin rhodes - September 21, 2006 - Report this comment

ahhhhh...this makes more sense than the original...love that "sizzlin' " bass solo...lol

TJC - September 21, 2006 - Report this comment

Lovely H.V.P. (High Voltage Parody), climaxes with a shocking ending!

John Barry - September 21, 2006 - Report this comment

What Kristof said. Now how about "Bitch in Tapped Line Scam," about soon-to-be-former HP board chairwoman, Patricia Dunn, who authorized felonious snooping on other board members and reporters?

Paul Robinson - September 21, 2006 - Report this comment

Well, I got a real charge. Out of this one ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 5's ~ ~ ~

AFW - September 21, 2006 - Report this comment

Like the pay off...good work

PMS - September 21, 2006 - Report this comment

555 watt zingers in this one.

Stuart McArthur - September 21, 2006 - Report this comment

what alvin said - great idea, M and P - 555

mandamoo - September 21, 2006 - Report this comment

Singed with sadness.....yet electrifying !!!

Lionel Mertens - September 21, 2006 - Report this comment

It's sung with sadness Mandamoo. 5's

Peregrin - September 21, 2006 - Report this comment

I gotta say I know what Mandamoo was saying, but for the life of me I can't work out if Lionel is being serious or tongue in cheek ! ;-p (Holds hurting head)...

Lionel Mertens - September 22, 2006 - Report this comment

I'm sorry. mandamoo. I guess you were trying to inflect a country twang. I'm really sorry. I take it it you was just demonstratin' how dem country folks be talkin'. Once again I'm sorry. It's just that I'm an electrician and I thinks I's be knowing my tenses. Sorry! I still don't know what merry&pippin' mean by ultimo stanza. I'm lost as usual.

Peregrin - October 04, 2006 - Report this comment

Lionel, I took mandamoo as meaning "singe" - as in what happens if you hold onto a live elctric wire....?

Ultimo stanza ? "Last Verse" :)

wandlimb - February 01, 2007 - Report this comment

(sizzling bass solo) Isn't that an oxymoron?

Alpha Skua - March 20, 2022 - Report this comment

I WASS NORMAL PERSON,UNTIL THAT DAY AT THE LAKE,I WHEN TO SLEEP THAT NIGHT,A STORM IN FULL FOR STEAM, AND WOKE UP WITH THE HEAD OF LOON,IM NOW BIG LAKES LOONMAN,AND IM STILL ON THE LAKE

CML - March 21, 2022 - Report this comment

Got it! One bit of advice, though. Ease up on the CAPS there, Slugger ;-D

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