Fairytales of Love and Deception, Hope and Courage, and a somewhat confused mind.

Thursday, December 15, 2005

Made me Laugh...

I just played this song on the morning show I'm doing, and it has to be the most politically incorrect offensive song I've ever heard! But it was so funny for exactly that reason. People could get away with so much dodgy stuff in the 60's...

This guy is British by the way.
Charlie Drake - My Boomerang Wont Come Back:

(oom-yacka-wurka, oom-yacka-wurka, oom-yacka-wurka)
In the bad backlands of Australia,
many years ago,
The Aborigine tribes were meeting,
having a big pow-wow.
(oom-yacka-wurka, oom-yacka-wurka, oom-yacka-wurka)
'We've got a lot of trouble, Chief,
on account of your son Mac!'
'My boy Mac, what's wrong with him?'
'My boomerang won't come back!'
'Your boomerang won't come back?'
'My boomerang won't come back'

(Drake):My boomerang won't come back
I've waved the thing all over the place
Practiced till I was black in the face
I'm a big disgrace to the Aborigine race
My boomerang won't back

I can ride a kangaroo (yeah yeah)
Make kinkajou stew (yea yeah)
But I'm a big disgrace to the Aborigine race
My boomerang won't back

They banished him from the tribe then
& sent him on his way
He had a hapless boomerang,
so here he could not stay

(shrieks of animals)

(Drake): This is nice, isn't it? Getting banished at my time in life. What a way to spend an evening. Sittin' on a rock in the middle of the desert with me boomerang in me hand. I should very likely get bushwhacked.

(animal roars, Drake shrieks back)

(Drake): Get out of here, nasty bushwhackin' animal! Think I'll make a nice cup of tea. (boing boing boing) Good gracious! There goes a kangaroo! I must have a practice with me boomerang.
hit him right behind the left earhole, then slowly back...

(kangaroo): If you throw that thing at me, I'll jump right on your head! (laughs)

(Drake): Ain't it marvelous! In a land
full of kangaroos I had to pick that one!

For 3 long months he sat there,
or maybe it was 4
Then an old old man in a kangaroo skin
came a-knockin' at his door

'Well I'm the local withdoctor, son.
They call me George Alfred Black.
Now tell me, what's your trouble, boy?'
(Drake): 'My boomerang won't come back!'
(old man): 'Your boomerang won't come back?'
(Drake): 'My boomerang won't come back!

My boomerang won't come back
I've waved the thing all over the place
Practiced till I was black in the face
I'm a big disgrace t' the Aborigine race
My boomerang won't back

(old man): 'Don't worry, boy, I know the trick,
& to you I'm gonna show it.
If you want your boomerang to come back,
well, first you've got to throw it!'

(Drake): Oh yes, never thought of that. Daddy will be pleased. Must have a go...
Excuse me. Now then, slowly back...& throw! (sound of boomerang flying)

(Drake): Oh my God! I've hit the flying doctor! Hee-hee-he-he!
Can you do First Aid?'
(old man): 'Don't talk to me about first aid boy; you owe me 14 chickens for teaching
you to throw the boomerang; first things first.'
(Drake): 'Yes, I know that, but I mean, I
think, on this occasion, you know...'

What's even funnier is that one site I was getting these lyrics off had them completely screwed! Take for instance the line 'can you do first aid?' It came up as 'can you do farther eat?'

5 Comments:

Blogger Ludicrousity said...

What a strange, strange song...

I love that other crazy song we used to play.
You cant take a shower in a parakeet cage...
You can't go swimming in a watermelon patch...
You can't change film with a kid on your back...

I can't remember the name of it though. Something about a buffalo maybe?

Fri Dec 16, 01:49:00 PM

 
Blogger Bizzle said...

Roger Miller - You Cant Rollerskate.

Fri Dec 16, 09:00:00 PM

 
Blogger Ludicrousity said...

That's right! I love that song so much!

(insert bad country accent)
You can't rollerskate is a buffalo heard
You can't rollerskate is a buffalo heard
You can't rollerskate is a buffalo heard
But you can be happy if you've a mind to

Sat Dec 17, 05:22:00 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

arr... that would actually be "you can't rollerskate IN a buffalo HERD." You just committed a Mondegreen!

Tue Jan 03, 02:32:00 PM

 
Blogger Bizzle said...

MondOgreen! New words, takes time to learn how to spell them.

Fri Jan 06, 10:38:00 AM

 

Post a Comment

<< Home