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.