(With apologies to Alan Sherman . . . and pretty much everybody)
Hello Muddah, hello Faddah
Here I am at Camp Obama
Though I'm just a cub reporter
It's about as fun as Robert's Rules of Order.
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Drew the short straw, got Joe Biden
Other writers were all hidin'
Though he's seasoned and big-hearted
I was snoring minutes after his speech started.
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What I hear is, it's smooth sailin'
On the road with Sarah Palin
She's a hottie, she's a looker
Almost naked by the pool with her bazooka.
Though Barack is very charming
His supporters are alarming
Lots of pushing, for example,
And at last night's rally I was nearly trampled.
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Take me home, oh Muddah, Faddah
Take me home, from Camp Obama
Don't leave me out on the campaign trail
I think I'm in for an epic fail.
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Take me home, I promise I will take that job
In Syracuse with Uncle Bob.
Oh please don't make me stay
I've been here one whole day.
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I don't mean to be complainin'
But I'm not made for campaignin'
No more airports, no more planin'
I will need a bus like one they've got McCain in.
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Wait a minute, there's Obama!
With his daughters and their mama!
An exclusive, here's my big chance --
Never mind, Mom -- now I'm going to the Big Dance!
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Clever, clever girl!
Posted by: Mel, A Dramatic Mommy | September 21, 2008 at 09:15 PM
I Loved loved loved that song as a child, and so I of course adored this even more. You are a genius with the lyrics.
Posted by: MommyTime | September 19, 2008 at 09:05 PM
Very funny!! The pic of Obama and his family is very sweet.
Less said the better about Palin.
Posted by: g | September 18, 2008 at 09:27 PM
Awesome awesome,
Awesome awesome.
Awesome blossom,
Fucking awesome
You are awesome,
Very awesome,
You are awesome and I love you, oh, so awesome!
Posted by: bejewell | September 18, 2008 at 08:00 PM
You kill me!
No really, you do!
Posted by: david | September 18, 2008 at 07:41 PM
That's so funny! Thanks for the laugh.
BTW, thanks for stopping by my blog!
Posted by: supermommy | September 18, 2008 at 03:16 PM
Hilarious!!!
Posted by: Linds | September 18, 2008 at 11:26 AM
*cough* that is ABSOLUTELY not a real piccie of Sarah Palin...you can read about it over on Jim Goldstein's blog. He did an interview with the gal who PhotoShopped the original picture.
Laurie...that was brilliant. Just what I needed to help clear the fog from my flu-addled head!
Posted by: Auds at Barking Mad | September 18, 2008 at 10:22 AM
p.s.
thanks for gettin' that song STUCK in my head :-{
Posted by: MamaMo | September 18, 2008 at 10:21 AM
BAHAHAHA!! I can totally hear the song in my head.
Made my mornin' Ms. L.
Posted by: mommypie | September 18, 2008 at 10:17 AM
love alan sherman.
i may have to tackle a tom lehrer next ;-)
Posted by: sher | September 18, 2008 at 10:16 AM
Love it! We had an Alan Sherman album when I was a kid and I loved those songs. So clever!
Posted by: Meg | September 18, 2008 at 10:14 AM
OMG. Is that real picture of Sarah Barracuda? Or is it a Photoshop deal? IF it's real, I mean, that's just scary. Scarier than a skinned moose.
Posted by: MomZombie | September 18, 2008 at 10:04 AM
You creative girl, you.
Posted by: All Adither | September 18, 2008 at 09:50 AM
Funny! For someone who just moved, you sure have a lot of time on your hands... :-)
Posted by: MamaMo | September 18, 2008 at 09:41 AM
How early do you have to get up and start work at that camp? I may look into that. Noh. I like to sleep late and I fidget on a bus. I can't change, don't you know. I can't change. No I can't.
Posted by: Alias Liz | September 18, 2008 at 08:00 AM
Sign me up. Camp Obama: here I come.
Posted by: Ellie | September 18, 2008 at 07:23 AM
Perfection.
Posted by: Mental P Mama | September 18, 2008 at 05:17 AM
It's great being on EST - get to read your posts before everyone else....well, almost everyone :)
You and CBW are both extremely creative!
Posted by: Rick's Cafe | September 18, 2008 at 04:06 AM
Don't go swimmin'
At Sarah Palin's
She will shoot you
If you're flailin'
Cuz you ate one
big moose burger
That tasted like something
your cat reGURGERtated.
OK, so my verse is atrocious. You clearly are the better songwriter--and singer for that matter.
Posted by: Chesapeake Bay Woman | September 18, 2008 at 03:13 AM