A Tribute to Edgar Allen Poe (C)
From a 19 January 2016 “Mudcat Cafe” post, by Suzanne from Australia, of an item that had appeared earlier in a MAD Magazine from the 1960s; tune = “There’s No Business Like Show Business”
C Am C Am
There’s no stories like Poe stories like no stories we know,
G C
If you like a tale that is appalling,
G C
If you like to murmur, shriek and cry,
G Am D
If you like a tale with bodies falling, and spirits calling,
G
Then Poe’s your guy!
C Am C F
There’s no people like Poe people, they all fill us with woe,
Am G C A
If you like a tale that’s filled with death galore,
D G C A
And spirits tapping…upon your door,
Dm G C A
And some crazy raven shouting, “Nevermore,”
Dm G C
There’s no…writer like Poe.
And...
In Praise of Stephen King (C)
MY take on a 19 January 2016 “Mudcat Cafe” post, by Suzanne from Australia, of an item that had appeared earlier in a MAD Magazine from the 1960s; tune = “There’s No Business Like Show Business”
C Am C Am
I sing glories to King stories they bring disquieting,
G C
Most of them are filled with untold terror,
G C
Don’t be in error, I do not lie.
G Am D
If you like your stories full of evil, with much upheaval,
G
I’ll clari-fy.
C Am C F
There’s no villains like King villains, maybe living next door.
Am G C A
If you think that demons are just everywhere,
D G C A
With vampires lurking…in midair,
Dm G C A
Then maybe you’re just waiting for a King-sized scare.
Dm G C
Just stop at your local bookstore.
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