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Song Parodies -> "It's Smelly, In Delhi"
Original Song Title:
"Don't Worry, Be Happy"
(MP3)Original Performer:
Bobby McFerrin
Parody Song Title:
"It's Smelly, In Delhi"
Parody Written by:
Stuart McArthur
The Lyrics
I don't like travellin-ah!.....oh no.....I love IT-ah!....so here's de few little travellin tips.....(and don't worry mon, de OS will play if you right-click here)
Here's a little travellin' tip
You might want to make a note - of - it
It's smelly...
in Delhi...
...and when de action's gettin' hot you
really ought to endeavour not to
cause trouble...
in Kabul...
(cause trouble in Kabul now)
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh oohy-oohy-oohy-ooh
don't hurl in
oohy-oohy-oohy-ooh
East Berlin
oohy-oohy-ooooh
don't hurl in East Berlin
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh oohy-oohy-oohy-ooh
buy high land
oohy-oohy-oohy-ooh
in Thailand
oohy-oohy-ooooh
buy high land in Thailand
it's fine to dress like Fred Astaire
...I recommend you should not wear
a tie though...
in Cairo...
the Aussies say it's "alright mate"
...you still should not wear-a-cape
in Sydney...
it's windy...
(look at me: no capey!)
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh oohy-oohy-oohy-ooh
don't sell porn
oohy-oohy-oohy-ooh
in Melbourne
oohy-oohy-ooooh
(I will give you my phone number
if you have porn, call me - I mind it for you)
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh oohy-oohy-oohy-ooh
dont saute
oohy-oohy-oohy-ooh
in Norway
oohy-oohy-ooooh
...aint got no cash, aint got no jive?
and you intend to stay alive?
don't break down...
in Capetown...
de Ipanema folk will frown
if you walk round in a dressing-gown
so wear speedos...
in Rio...
wear speedos
in Rio now
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh oohy-oohy-oohy-ooh.....
no breedin'
oohy-oohy-oohy-ooh
in Sweden
oohy-oohy-ooooh
no breedin' in Sweden
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh oohy-oohy-oohy-ooh
don't bangkok
oohy-oohy-oohy-ooh
in Bangkok
oohy-oohy-ooooh
don't bangkok in Bangkok
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh oohy-oohy-oohy-ooh
wear toupees, on Tuesdays - just do dat!
wear a wig!
put a rug on your mug
don't display dat nude nut around like dis!
on Tuesdays,
toupees look COOL! wherever you are
be silly
in Chile
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh oohy-oohy-oohy-ooh
I go quirky...
in Turkey...
then raging
in Beijing
scoff mussels
in Brussels
wear a tunic
in Munich
run dances
in Kansas
get callous
in Dallas
dis-embark
in Den-mark
drive a Honda
in Rwanda
then "hooray" in...
de Ukra-ine................
(...startin' to struggle now, mon)
You might want to make a note - of - it
It's smelly...
in Delhi...
...and when de action's gettin' hot you
really ought to endeavour not to
cause trouble...
in Kabul...
(cause trouble in Kabul now)
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh oohy-oohy-oohy-ooh
don't hurl in
oohy-oohy-oohy-ooh
East Berlin
oohy-oohy-ooooh
don't hurl in East Berlin
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh oohy-oohy-oohy-ooh
buy high land
oohy-oohy-oohy-ooh
in Thailand
oohy-oohy-ooooh
buy high land in Thailand
it's fine to dress like Fred Astaire
...I recommend you should not wear
a tie though...
in Cairo...
the Aussies say it's "alright mate"
...you still should not wear-a-cape
in Sydney...
it's windy...
(look at me: no capey!)
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh oohy-oohy-oohy-ooh
don't sell porn
oohy-oohy-oohy-ooh
in Melbourne
oohy-oohy-ooooh
(I will give you my phone number
if you have porn, call me - I mind it for you)
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh oohy-oohy-oohy-ooh
dont saute
oohy-oohy-oohy-ooh
in Norway
oohy-oohy-ooooh
...aint got no cash, aint got no jive?
and you intend to stay alive?
don't break down...
in Capetown...
de Ipanema folk will frown
if you walk round in a dressing-gown
so wear speedos...
in Rio...
wear speedos
in Rio now
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh oohy-oohy-oohy-ooh.....
no breedin'
oohy-oohy-oohy-ooh
in Sweden
oohy-oohy-ooooh
no breedin' in Sweden
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh oohy-oohy-oohy-ooh
don't bangkok
oohy-oohy-oohy-ooh
in Bangkok
oohy-oohy-ooooh
don't bangkok in Bangkok
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh oohy-oohy-oohy-ooh
wear toupees, on Tuesdays - just do dat!
wear a wig!
put a rug on your mug
don't display dat nude nut around like dis!
on Tuesdays,
toupees look COOL! wherever you are
be silly
in Chile
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh oohy-oohy-oohy-ooh
I go quirky...
in Turkey...
then raging
in Beijing
scoff mussels
in Brussels
wear a tunic
in Munich
run dances
in Kansas
get callous
in Dallas
dis-embark
in Den-mark
drive a Honda
in Rwanda
then "hooray" in...
de Ukra-ine................
(...startin' to struggle now, mon)
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"Don't bangkok in Bangkok!!!" that was amazing!!!!!!
Fantastic! Many great lines, esp. loved the destination/consequence littany/patter at the end!
you came up smelling like a rose
*applause* Absolutely fabulous, Stu. A brilliant travelogue done in the inimitable McArthur stylee. Fave part was the Ipanema/Rio stanza, but the whole thing was immensely chucklesome. Bravo! 555
A pleasant plethora of travel tips. Especially liked "no breedin' - in Sweden". But you forgot "Don't root - in Beirut".... ;-)
Too many great lines too mention
thanks Matthias and TJC and alvin - thanks Kristof (it was interesting to see your page layout decisions for the same OS - that's the first time we've simultaneously parodied the same song I think) - d'oh, Merry! goddammit! hey Chucky, can I please add a verse?? - thanks PMS :-)
It would break my heart to give you 3 of my lovely 1s, so 555s for you Stuart.
Woah! This was funny throughout. Indeed, TMGLTM. 555. You should be a travel agent. =)
DEC:-round the world in 80 seconds nice work
Great idea, I loved the rhymes you worked in, and laughed throughout.
(Dec) Shouldn't that be "Eat kidney, in Sydney!"
(DEC5) I'd like to see you do a follow-up with just Aussie place names, Stu...I'll give you my hometown, Wagga, to start! Then you've got Mudgee, Darwin, Cooma, Wyong, Moe, Dubbo, Gympie, Bega, Colac, Nyngan, Bowral, Kempsey, Toora, Cobram, Henty, Gulgong, Grong Grong, Ouyen and more than a few other bisyllabic one-pub wonders to keep you going. Good luck! ;-)
(Decathlon - Event 5) That was hilarious! Well done, Stu!
Decathlon...very funny stuff, Stuart. I've taken notes for the day when I'm rich enough (or when I snag somebody who's rich enough...; )...) to take a trip around the world...=)
(ABC4-I)
Some author!
McArthur!
Jeez, it's been over a year since you wrote this? Seems no longer than a few months ago... this parody has aged quite well. Still TMGLTM, but the broken-but-sensible-and-hilarious rhymes make this parody.
Some author!
McArthur!
Jeez, it's been over a year since you wrote this? Seems no longer than a few months ago... this parody has aged quite well. Still TMGLTM, but the broken-but-sensible-and-hilarious rhymes make this parody.
This would make an awesome combo with "50 ways to lose your luggage" methinks... ;-)
555 to General MacArthur, from the Land DownUdder!
(ABC4-I) Done a bit of traveling myself. Japan can be quite smelly. They use human waste as furtilizer if you venture out into the country areas in the summer you can get your nose out of joint. Their sewage system when I was there were something called "Benjo" ditches. Nothing more than open sewage running in concrete cutters along the road sides. It's Crappin' - In Jap-an. Loved it.
Great idea. Once you set-up the premise, which is the key to any good parody, the possibilities are endless. Great job.
(ABC4-I) I haven't read this one in AGES. Still ingeniously incredible!
(ABC4-I)-Very well done. Love the rhyming/geography combo.
(ABC4) Doesn't paint the best picture of India that's for sure, better bring extra soap if I ever visit the country.
(ABC4) Surely this didn't stink! No one should ignore this travel guide! :)
I'm still loving the Bangkok in Bangkok line.... Good to revisit this Stuart classic parody.
(ABC) Heh! You're surely a well-traveled guy, and this was a riot! Loved the Melbourne line, you dirty boy. =P
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