I actually composed what I truly believe is the ultimate Dylan parody of all time. I mean it.

I feel I can do this, because I love Bob Dylan so much that the whole sky couldn't be any larger than my love for him.

So, without further ado...here it is...to the tune of "Like A Rolling Stone", but with a little short bridge thing at one point that isn't in the original song (kind of like those brief 2-line asides that he did between the regular verses in "Absolutely Sweet Marie" and some other songs). I'll put the Chords in above that part. I do it in Key of G.

I stole a couple of great key lines in this parody from Wendell Ferguson, by the way...he's a terrific singer/guitar player and a very funny guy, and he was writing a similar parody at the time...at Don's Coffeehouse, and I just couldn't help myself. Now I gotta hear Wendell's finished version sometime...

In key of G...is it rolling?

"Gagged On A Chicken Bone"

It happened just the other day
I was eating a bowl of curds and whey
And I didn't chew
I dropped my fork, I dropped my plate
I almost saw Saint Peter at the Pearly Gates
Cos I didn't chew
I choked and gagged and had a fit
Then I fell into the orchestra pit
It felt just like I'd swallowed a sword
I think I damaged my vocal chords
I started seeing stars...and then I heard somebody squeal
That's how it feels!
Yeah, that's how it feels!
When you rush your meal
And then you're on your own
Unwashed and slightly stoned
Like a complete unknown
Gagged on a chicken bone!

I tried to phone the emergency
And tell 'em what was wrong with me
Cos I didn't chew
But they put me on hold, I had to wait
And I couldn't even enunciate
Cos I didn't chew
I almost suffered a heart attack
When Albert whacked me in the back
He broke my harmonica and hurt my chest
I think I'm gonna sue him after I get some rest
He ruptured my esophagus and bent my driving wheel
That's how it feels!
Yeah, that's how it feels!
When you rush your meal
And then you're on your own
Rejected on the phone
Like a complete unknown
Gagged on a chicken bone!

[Bridge]

[C]I'm gonna sue the hotel too, for [Am7]negligence and criminal com[D]missionnnnn....
If they [C]hadn't of dropped that chicken bone in my [Am7]curds and whey, I wouldn't be in this po[D]sitionnnn.... Now I'm broken-hearted and out of luck
And my voice is as rough as a gravel truck
Cos I didn't chew
I've lost my pride and my dignity
There's people out there making fun of me
Cos I didn't chew
They're got a lot of gall, they've got a lot of nerve
I hope they ALL get what they deserve
I hope they end up just like me
Deprived of peace and serenity
I hope they all end up choking on their pickled eel! Yeah, that's how it feels!
That's how it feels!
When you rush your meal
And then you're on your own
Unwashed and slightly stoned
Rejected on the phone
Like a complete unknown
Gagged on a chicken bone!

Lyrics by George Coventry & Wendell Ferguson
Origina music by Bob Dylan, except the bridge by George Coventry
Copyright c 2000 G. Coventry & W.Ferguson

:-) !!!