PARODY-LYRICS, based on classical poetry (limericks).
ORIGINAL SONG: "Simple Twist of Fate" Bob Dylan 1975; covers by Diana Krall and Sean Costello are recommended.
ORIGINAL POETRY: For this post the classic poetic 5-line verses are taken from the extensive work of Ogden Nash and other well-known humorists.
PARODY COMPOSED: Giorgio Coniglio, July 2016.
PARODY-WORDLINK To return to the corresponding post on "Daily Illustrated Nonsense" (and to see the lyrics without the chord-chart indications) click HERE.
prior offerings:
1. "There once was a man from Nantucket" (clean version) -- 3 verses, unattributed.
2. "There once was a man from Nantucket" (dirty version) -- cleaned up by G.C.
3. "A gross, a dozen, and a score" -- Leigh Mercer
4. "There was an old miser named Clarence" - Ogden Nash
CURRENT CONTENTS:
5. "There was a brave girl of Connecticut" - Ogden Nash
6. "There was a young belle of Old Natchez" - Ogden Nash
7. " A flea and a fly in a flue" - author unknown, attributed to Ogden
8. "There was a young lady of station" - Lewis Carroll
6. "There was a young belle of Old Natchez" - Ogden Nash
7. " A flea and a fly in a flue" - author unknown, attributed to Ogden
8. "There was a young lady of station" - Lewis Carroll
Chorus: "People say it makes them sick" - Giorgio Coniglio
Another SIMPLE TWIST OF VERSE
(to the tune of "A Simple Twist of Fate", lyrics of original verses modified)
