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Song Parodies -> "The Mocker"

Original Song Title:

"The Boxer"

Original Performer:

Simon & Garfunkel

Parody Song Title:

"The Mocker"

Parody Written by:

Adagio

The Lyrics

I must use a sure ploy
Knew my eyes were omen cold
I must give up my persistence to a posit full of mumbles
They are nemesis.
All lies and jest
Irony - yes, they hear what they want and laugh at all the rest.
Hmmm....

Lest I 'pear I don't give a damn, you see,
'Twas no chore to use a ploy.
Midst the company of dangers,
In the riots I have known here, gave a shunning glare.
Give a show...
Speak your answers somewhat shorter,
And you laugh a little mo'.
Lookin' at the faces,
Seein' if they know.

Eyes they lie - eyes la la la la they lie
Eyes they lie - eyes la la la la they lie - la la la they lie

Masking all my unplanned edges
I am looking at that slob.
But some wit was offered
Just a play on words and the leaven so continues.
I am aware
There were crimes to which I might succumb.
I look and I still I dare.
La la la...

Eyes they lie - eyes la la la la they lie
Eyes they lie - eyes la la la la they lie - la la la they lie

Then I'm going where I'm told to go
So willing I would fawn.
It's some home!
Where "due-to-me-pity" winners,
Aren't leading me
Needing me! I do roam.

He does sneering, I'm the mocker
And a fighter I've been made.
And I bury all the blinders
Of ev'ry shove that got her down,
And cuffed her till she hid out.
In her anger placed that blame,
I am grieving, yes I'm grieving.
But this fighter still remains.
Hm..

Eyes they lie - eyes la la la la they lie
Eyes they lie - eyes la la la la they lie - la la la they lie

Eyes they lie - eyes la la la la they lie
Eyes they lie - eyes la la la la they lie - la la la they lie

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Pacing: 4.9
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Johnny D - March 08, 2005 - Report this comment
Heh heh heh! I love it when you do this! 555!
John Barry - March 08, 2005 - Report this comment
A syllabic symphony. 5s.
alvin rhodes - March 08, 2005 - Report this comment
you are a master of words (bows)...5s
Adagio - March 08, 2005 - Report this comment
Thanks John!

Alvin ...aww, shucks...flatterer. :D thanks!
Adagio - March 08, 2005 - Report this comment
Thanks Johnny :D !!
Paul Robinson - March 08, 2005 - Report this comment
uhh...duh...what does she mean by that? HAR...(Oops! it's that Pirate side tryin' to take me soul over again...)...err...5's...Nice job...Loved it...
Captain Tourette of the Pirate Ship "THE GARBLED ARGH" - March 08, 2005 - Report this comment
Why do you resist the exquisite call of your more unrefined, sea-going inner-self, Sir Robinson? It is only when I suffer from these attacks of graceful linguistic lucidity, such as that which I am experiencing at this very moment, that my own inner pirate fails to-----aaaaaaaAAAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHH!!!! YO-HO, I BE BACK TO ME OLD SELF AGAIN, MATEY !!! ARRRRGGGHHHH!!!!
Adagio - March 08, 2005 - Report this comment
Thanks Paul.
Paul Robinson - March 08, 2005 - Report this comment
CAPT. TOURETTE! Ye may have stumbled upon the character of a lifetime! Ye be HYSTERICAL, aye! I be crackin' up here at me work desk! Aye, Capt. here think mayhaps I be more bonkers than thought...mayhaps be right, aye! "THE GARBLED ARGH"...A whole ship full of dysfunctional pirates! I can just picture it...!!!
Guy - March 08, 2005 - Report this comment
What Alvin said. You are truely the word master of Amiright. How you always turn the prose to poetry is always amazing to me. Keep on writin' this stuff - it is so priceless. You have made my day once again, Pat.
Adagio - March 08, 2005 - Report this comment
Thanks, Guy....your comment made my day, also!
Stuart McArthur - March 09, 2005 - Report this comment
nice and adagioesque - in fact you're the most adagioesque writer here - and by quite a stretch - 555
Adagio - March 09, 2005 - Report this comment
Thanks a lot, Stu!! :)
Paul Robinson - March 09, 2005 - Report this comment
OH...yeah...what Guy said, too...I was so caught up in me Pirate personna I forgot to say that before...Pirate manners being what they be...
Guy - April 04, 2005 - Report this comment
(SOTM) I'm just mocking my above comments.
Charlie Decker - April 09, 2005 - Report this comment
You are to wordplay what Kalashnikov is to rifles, what Hamilton was to capitalism, what Michael Jackson is to child molestation. Well done! 5s and then some!
Adagio - April 09, 2005 - Report this comment
Thanks Guy and Charlie.
Rex - April 10, 2005 - Report this comment
(SOTM) No mocking here - good job.
Agrimorfee - April 14, 2005 - Report this comment
(SOTM) Paul Simon would probably say, "Damn, you write better than me!"
Melhi - April 15, 2005 - Report this comment
(SOTM) I shall play the mockingbird and echo what Stu said. :)
Melhi - April 15, 2005 - Report this comment
P.S. Never mistake a mockingbird for a musical instrument and try to play it -- sharp little beaks on those suckers, ow... Ow... OW!!! (Hee hee!)
Adagio - April 16, 2005 - Report this comment
Thanks Rex, Agrimorfee and Melhi.
Stuart McArthur - April 16, 2005 - Report this comment
(SOTM) - already commented - and what Melhi said about what Stu said - and Melhi, I'll rearrange your words and use my imaginati....er, never mind, that's my business...;-)
Adagio - April 16, 2005 - Report this comment
Thanks Stu.
Rick C - April 17, 2005 - Report this comment
(SOTM) Poetic and funny, Adagio...high 5's
Adagio - April 17, 2005 - Report this comment
Thanks Rick C.
Johnny D - April 19, 2005 - Report this comment
(SOTM) See above.
Scathe - April 22, 2005 - Report this comment
(SOTM) You completely lost me.
Adagio - April 22, 2005 - Report this comment
Thanks Johnny and Scathe.
Jeff Reuben - April 28, 2005 - Report this comment
Very nice. Poetic even. The definition of Adagioesque =)
Adagio - April 28, 2005 - Report this comment
Thanks a lot, Jeff!!
Jake A Ralphing (Luke Brattoni) - April 29, 2005 - Report this comment
(SOTM) Utterly Adagioesque! *fingertips to puckered lips* Bellissimo!
Claude Prez - April 29, 2005 - Report this comment
I'd be lie-lie-lying if I said I followed this. But I don't get most Dylan lyrics, either and they're still cool. Well done.
Adagio - April 29, 2005 - Report this comment
Thanks Luke! :-)

Heehee, Claude and thanks!
Peter Andersson a.k.a K1chyd - April 29, 2005 - Report this comment
What Claude said.
Jordan (Mike Armstrong) - May 01, 2005 - Report this comment
DKTOSOTM. Boy, I'm sorry to dktos you. I think I SHOULD know this song... oh well, you've given me a purpose to find out! Good work.
Spaff.com - May 01, 2005 - Report this comment
What Claude said and what Jeff agreed about what Stuart said about what Melhi said about what Stuart said. But not necessarily what K1chyd said.
Adagio - May 01, 2005 - Report this comment
Thanks Jordan (Mike Armstrong) Yea..lot of people use "The Boxer".

Spaaaff...good grief! lol Had me hopping all over the place!! I think you just chose names and voila! :D Thanks.
Tim Mayfield - May 01, 2005 - Report this comment
(SOTM) Confused and disoriented 5's. They may get lost in the shuffle, but they will find their way if you are patient.
Arwen - May 01, 2005 - Report this comment
SOTM--I'm with Tim...a bit confused...but that may be because it's way past my bed time and I am compelled to read all of these before my time runs out! I can't fully say that I know what or who this song is about...but, I'm a Mocker myself...so, I have to at least give you credit for a great title...; )
Adagio - May 02, 2005 - Report this comment
Thanks Tim and Arwen.
Agrimorfee - August 31, 2005 - Report this comment
(ABC05) see above
Rex - September 01, 2005 - Report this comment
(ABC05-M) Amazing wordplay.
Adagio - September 01, 2005 - Report this comment
Thanks Rex and Agrimorfee!
Red Ant - September 07, 2005 - Report this comment
(ABC05) I finally know TOS well now. 555 here, though the version I have has roughly 5 choruses of "Lie lie lie..." at the end. Does everyone shorten that or do I have some extended version of the song (it's the Greatest Hits vinyl I believe)?
Adagio - September 07, 2005 - Report this comment
Thanks, Red Ant! I got my copy off internet lyrics. Sometimes those even vary, according to how well they know the individual songs. Sometimes I use both the actual songs and then check it with lyrics I find on the net, because that's the version people will expect. The actual song is very helpful in deciding how individual words are sung....where they put the emphasis.
Stuart McArthur - September 08, 2005 - Report this comment
(M) already commented - poetic, lovely pacing, and still perplexing - the adagio mix
Adagio - September 09, 2005 - Report this comment
Thanks again, Stu!
Kristof Robertson - September 10, 2005 - Report this comment
(ABC) You really are a genius when it comes to surreal word-portraits, Adagio. Great! 555
Rick C - September 10, 2005 - Report this comment
(ABC05) What Kristof said, only in my voice, about your parody.
Adagio - September 10, 2005 - Report this comment
Thanks Kristof and Rick C. ..........I really needed to hear what you said today! :)
Arwen - September 11, 2005 - Report this comment
ABC--still a little lost...(but pacing is nice)...once again a little tired...(but that's to be expected on a Saturday night)...and still guilty of being a Mocker myself...(and I'm afraid that's never going to change)...nice work, Adagio...; )
Adam Eccleshall - September 11, 2005 - Report this comment
(ABC) Errr... whu? I have no idea what this is about, but I think I like it :-)
Adagio - September 11, 2005 - Report this comment
Thanks Arwen and Adam.
Johnny D - September 11, 2005 - Report this comment
(ABC) See above!
Scathe - September 11, 2005 - Report this comment
(M) ???
Phil Alexander - September 12, 2005 - Report this comment
And here was me thinking a mocker was a chocolatey kind of coffee ;-)
Adagio - September 12, 2005 - Report this comment
I never thought of that, Phil : )
Adagio - September 13, 2005 - Report this comment
Thanks Johnny !! I always love your input to my parodies!

And, thanks,Scathe.

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