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Song Parodies -> "I'm Hessian and I'm Paid, I Am,"

Original Song Title:

"I'm Henry the 8th, I Am"

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Original Performer:

Herman's Hermits

Parody Song Title:

"I'm Hessian and I'm Paid, I Am,"

Parody Written by:

John A. Barry

The Lyrics

I'm Hessian and I'm paid, I am,
Hessian and I'm paid, I am I am.
Mercenary--makin' widows, my chore.
They were married, but they are no more.
I sent their men on a heavenly
Excursion--I'm for Georgie, not for Sam.
Ask, "Wie geht's?" ("How goes it?") Hessianly.
Hessianly I prate, langsam [slowly]:

Zweiter Vers, uh, fast gleich wie aber laenger als, aber mit mehr Woerter und Silben als der erste.
[Second verse, nearly the same as but longer than and with more words and syllables than the first]

Ich bin hessisch, und ich bin bezahlt, ich bin,
Hessich, und ich bin bezahlt, ich bin, ich bin.
Geldierig--Witzen machen, meine Arbeit.
Sie waren verheiratet, aber sie sind nicht mehr, es tut mir Leid.
Ich habe ihre Maenner auf einen himmlischen
Ausflug geschict--ich bin fuer Georgie, nicht fuer Sam.
Frag, "Wie geht's?" ("How goes it?") hessich, denn
Hessich plappere ich, langsam.

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alvin rhodes - January 12, 2006 - Report this comment
i sang along...until the german parts....i'll take your word for those
AFW - January 12, 2006 - Report this comment
Goot vun! ...Vives izz vot u gott
MasonR - January 12, 2006 - Report this comment
LOL--the second verse was the funniest thing I've heard since a friend perform "You Light Up My Life" in Yiddish
Michael Pacholek - January 12, 2006 - Report this comment
Living just a half-hour's drive from the site of the Battle of Trenton, I'm firing a five-musket salute. Old joke: Someone asked George W. Bush what he thought of Roe vs. Wade, and he said, "That was the biggest decision George Washington had to make when he crossed the Delaware."
John Barry - January 12, 2006 - Report this comment
Thanks, Alvin, AFW, Mason ("Life" I'd like to hear), Michael.

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