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Song Parodies -> "Puffs of Magic Pope Smoke"

Original Song Title:

"Puff the Magic Dragon"

Original Performer:

Peter Paul and Mary

Parody Song Title:

"Puffs of Magic Pope Smoke"

Parody Written by:

Royce Miller

The Lyrics

4/19/05, a new pope chosen; I'm sure many people have their thoughts on the matter, and these are mine
Puffs of magic Pope smoke
Came from the See
And now to Roman Catholics
There is not a vacancy

Smoke and bells and whistles
Pilgrims got the news
We have a brand new Pope Today
You can lose them popeless blues

Puffs of magic pope smoke
Came from the See
And now to Roman Catholics
There is not a vacancy

Around the world he'll travel
Sometimes in pope mobile
And sometimes in a big jet plane
he will have much pope appeal

Pilgrims and the faithful
Will bow and speak his name
Pope Benedict XVI
And tradition is his claim, oh

Puffs of magic pope smoke
Came from the See
And now to Roman Catholics
There is not a vacancy

The spirit lives forever
The church will make its noise
Religion always likes to have
Its share of sacred toys

God, he is a spirit
He has eternal youth
And those that worship spirit
They must worship it in truth

This world has its sorrow
Tear drops fall like rain
And no amount of fantasy
Will take away the pain

Without religious trappings
people can't be brave
So blows the smoke from Vatican--
So people can be saved? Oh

Puffs of magic pope smoke
Came from the See
And now to Roman Catholics
There is not a vacancy

Puffs of magic pope smoke
Came from the See
And now to Roman Catholics
There is not a vacancy

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Rick C - April 20, 2005 - Report this comment
Bless you! 555
AFW - April 20, 2005 - Report this comment
Excellent and very clever...5's
Red Ant - April 20, 2005 - Report this comment
Glad to see Amirighter's doing current events. Atleast I know TOS on this one. I would vote XVI but you'll have to settle for V, V, V.
Johnny D - April 20, 2005 - Report this comment
Ahh, wonderful parody of an old classic from St. Peter, St. Paul, and St. Mary!
Claude Prez - April 20, 2005 - Report this comment
This is great! Hilarious title, and "You can lose them popeless blues" made me LOL. Also, "Came from the See" is very clever. Outstanding, Royce.
alvin rhodes - April 20, 2005 - Report this comment
popeless blues...lol..5s
John Jenkins - April 20, 2005 - Report this comment
You have it right - religious trappings are superseded by the spirit. But may the spirit be with the new pope. Well done, Royce.
John Barry - April 20, 2005 - Report this comment
Smokin'! 5s
Royce Miller - April 20, 2005 - Report this comment
thanks for the comments, I appreciate them
2Eagle - April 20, 2005 - Report this comment
Puff the Magic Dragon - Puffs of magic Pope Smoke. Good adaptation.
Rod Worden - April 20, 2005 - Report this comment
And you Catholics need all the help you can get! ( I know-- my wife was raised one.) Great job, Royce! 555.
Michael Pacholek - April 20, 2005 - Report this comment
Receive now the Benedict-ion: May the Lord shine his fives upon you.
Kristof Robertson - April 21, 2005 - Report this comment
Hallelujah!! 555
Susanna Viljanen - April 21, 2005 - Report this comment
555 years in purgatory!
Agrimorfee - April 21, 2005 - Report this comment
Irreverent and reverent at the same time, quite an accomplishment. 555
The Pomfret - April 21, 2005 - Report this comment
Oh so many religious songs from your keyboard praising Jesus and His love, and now this, a theme worthy of the Aryan Nation! The Man said love one another. RC "trappings" are symbols and images of the Spirit, Protestant "trappings" are "crapping" on everyone else. Did Christ say "Love one another as I have loved you." only to the Protestants? When we substitute "like" for "love" we are taking dangerous liberties, for although there is no question that Jesus loves us, and commanded us to love each other, nothing in the Bible says He has to like US or we each other. Likes are accidental and transitory but love is eternal. Catholics are Christians, too, but the Protestant clergy choses to divide the flock by teaching that Catholicism and Christianity are two very different things. There is only one God, Royce, and we all worship Him. Mankind is one. All the world religions teach exactly the same personal lessons and differ only in their social/administrative aspects. We are one soul. Be kind. I think maybe you just watched too much TV last week.
Royce Miller - April 22, 2005 - Report this comment
Pomfret--I noticed your comment today. I'm not a Protestant, I'm not a Catholic--you're right when you point out that I've written some about Jesus--and he's not protestant or catholic, either. Hey, what's wrong with TV?
Peregrin - April 23, 2005 - Report this comment
"There is not a vacancy" is wonderful in it's simplicity, good one Royce!
Mitch O - April 23, 2005 - Report this comment
Amazing! Perhaps the best parody I have ever read. 5's.
Royce Miller - April 25, 2005 - Report this comment
Mitch O-thanks for your comment; I hope you continue to enjoy the parodies; it's like going through a gauntlet, sometimes, writing them--never know what's going to be thrown at ya, but it's rewarding to know that someone has read and thought about the lines, sometimes.
Taoist - May 02, 2005 - Report this comment
Fantastic! It started off quite sweet then I was surprised with a little political comment for a finale! 555 of course!
Exp1loited - October 03, 2005 - Report this comment
Program on the emergence of civilization. "14 species of large animals capable of domesitcation in the history of mankind. 13 from Europe, Asia and northern Africa. None from the sub-Saharan African continent. " Favor. And disfavor. They point out Africans’ failed attempts to domesticate the elephant and zebra, the latter being an animal they illustrate that had utmost importance for it's applicability in transformation from a hunting/gathering to agrarian-based civilization. The roots of racism are not of this earth. Austrailia, aboriginals:::No domesticable animals. The North American continent had none. Now 99% of that population is gone. AIDS in Africa. Organizational Heirarchy Heirarchical order, from top to bottom: 1. MUCK - perhaps have experienced multiple universal contractions (have seen multiple big bangs), creator of the artificial intelligence humans ignorantly refer to as "god" 2. Perhaps some mid-level alien management 3. Mafia (evil) aliens - runs day-to-day operations here and perhaps elsewhere (On planets where they approved evil.) Terrestrial management: 4. Chinese/egyptians - this may be separated into the eastern and western worlds 5. Romans - they answer to the egyptians 6. Mafia - the real-world interface that constantly turns over generationally so as to reinforce the widely-held notion of mortality 7. Jews, corporation, women, politician - Evidence exisits to suggest mafia management over all these groups. Survival of the favored. Movies foreshadowing catastrophy 1985 James Bond View to a Kill 1989 San Francisco Loma Prieta earthquake. Many Muslims are being used like the Germans and Japanese of wwii::being used to hurt others and envoke condemnation upon their people. I wish I could find a source to educate many Muslim fundamentalists. Muhammad is alive. He is a man chosen like Jesus Christ and, due to his historical status, will live forever.

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