Subject: That's a Moray (eel)... same tune as That's Amore From: Mark Roffe Date: 01 Aug 99 - 08:18 PM Anybody know this one? It's to the tune of That's Amore, but instead of When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's amore, it goes sort of like:
When a fish bites your heel and the pain makes you reel Mark |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: Jeri Date: 01 Aug 99 - 10:56 PM Mark, I can't help with the song, but I've heard it too. Some time back in one of the folk newsgroups, there was a thread with all sorts of parodies to that song. A more (there's a little accent that goes over the 'e' that I can't figure out) A Murray, etc. Wish I'd saved it... |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: Lonesome EJ Date: 02 Aug 99 - 12:10 AM Actually, I thought that I was the first one to sing this parody!
When you reach in the sand Great minds think in patterns. |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: Rincon Roy Date: 02 Aug 99 - 09:46 AM too funny... |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: as_a_mauve@hotmail.com Date: 02 Aug 99 - 01:23 PM I know how it ends... 'scusa me but you see when one look makes you flee that's a Moray. Gee, I feel like Winston Smith |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: dick greenhaus Date: 02 Aug 99 - 06:12 PM I've long thought that many parodies would be better off with just one verse, or even just a portion of a verse. This is a fine example: the joke occurs on the second line, and any extension is mere repetition. It's a good joke, though. |
Subject: RE: That's a Moor, eh? From: Mark Clark Date: 29 Jan 02 - 05:04 PM I just received this one today as email and thought it ought to be added to this thread.
- Mark
When the moon hits your eye
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Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: Murray MacLeod Date: 29 Jan 02 - 05:09 PM Now that is clever, Mark. Uhh, Murray |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: kendall Date: 29 Jan 02 - 08:25 PM Stick your hand in that crack and you wont pull it back, that's a Moray.. |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: Homeless Date: 29 Jan 02 - 08:44 PM Spider Robinson had a bunch of these in one of his Callahan books. There were puns on moire, Morrey (?) Amsterdam among others. In the particular story, it was a claurican that was singing the song. |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: ddw Date: 29 Jan 02 - 10:05 PM Clever song, Mark, but that last verse is a bit of a stretch, don't you think? cheers, david |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: Peter Kasin Date: 29 Jan 02 - 11:14 PM Mark, that is an A-1, first class parody! I literally went "ALOL" reading that. |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: Genie Date: 29 Jan 02 - 11:36 PM Well, Mark and Homeless, I was gonna add: When you watch Dick Van Dyke There's a funny little guy, Atsa Morey! Genie |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: Genie Date: 29 Jan 02 - 11:38 PM or Hear that stirring refrain On the bagpipes they're playin'-- That's "The Morain." Genie |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: SharonA Date: 30 Jan 02 - 09:31 AM "Do re me" is a song. Hold the second note long: That's some more "re". |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: Charley Noble Date: 30 Jan 02 - 01:35 PM Maybe this thread explains why Naemanson was reciting some of these verses last night, in response to our sardonic comments to his plans of shifting to Sicily. |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: ChanteyMatt Date: 30 Jan 02 - 06:26 PM See that thing in the reef With the big shiny teeth That's a moray. Put your hand in that crack And you won't get it back From a moray. He can swim he can guide But he'd rather hide in the coral. If you dive stay alive Listen to me there's a moral That was recorded by a guy in the Bahamas that goes by the name of The Barefoot Man. I've written additional verses and used it in a couple performances. |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: Mark Clark Date: 30 Jan 02 - 06:36 PM Great, ChanteyMatt. I like it much better with the bridge. - Mark |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: Lonesome EJ Date: 30 Jan 02 - 08:34 PM If you wanna fight back There's some shells in the sack That's ammo, Ray |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: GUEST,proxy Date: 31 Jan 02 - 11:12 AM Michael Cooney supplies: "When-a you swim inna da sea, an' a eel bites-a you knee, dat's a moray-
"-a New Zealander man with a permanent tan, that's a Maori-
"--when two patterns combine, in a way serpentine, that's a moire--
"--He tells jokes, he's a ham; his last name's Amsterdam-dat's-a Morey!
"--if yer vitamins be mostly C, D and E....take some more A--
"--oh, you play 'What'd I Say' very gay--won't you play that some more, Ray--
"--My new ray-gun here tries to put out both your eyes: it's a Moe-Ray--
"--If 'King Kong' has gone flat, rent the flick ' Vampire Bat': That's some more Wray." (the 13 Commandment: Thou shalt not beat a dead horse) |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: cyder_drinker Date: 31 Jan 02 - 02:49 PM Geological Action, Caused by Glacial Traction- That's a moraine. |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: Lonesome EJ Date: 31 Jan 02 - 03:29 PM When you can't eat the stuff It's not Kosher enough That's ham, Murray OK, I'll stop now. |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: Herga Kitty Date: 31 Jan 02 - 06:03 PM Not just parodies, but Mondegreens too! Kitty |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: Micca Date: 31 Jan 02 - 07:10 PM and of course while on the subject there is, to a different tune.. Ye rugged barbecuers, Oh come and hae yer fill. They hae taen the Eel of Moray And layed him on the grill. He was a big fishy And of eels was the king It's the bonnie Eel of Moray Whose praises we do sing. Long will the hungry Through the thick smoke look down Ere they see the Eel of Moray Is turning nice and brown. Oh woe betide ye, Huntly. You can only blame yersel For I bid ye use the butter And the oil to baste him well. He was a braw fishy And he weighed 'most 14 pound. Now the Eel of Moray Is turning black and brown. |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: GUEST Date: 31 Jan 02 - 10:21 PM When you're swimming in a creek, and an eel bites your cheek, that's a moray |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: Peter Kasin Date: 31 Jan 02 - 11:43 PM When you get off your bike, and then go for a hike, that's a foray. |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: Genie Date: 01 Feb 02 - 12:48 AM What? No "du Maurier?" "Lil' Mohee?" "Maui?" "Meowie?" "... that's Bryn Mawr, eh?"
(OK, I'll stop.) Genie |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: Melani Date: 01 Feb 02 - 01:16 AM Okay. "When you read a good book with a dark spooky look, that's du Maurier." |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: Genie Date: 01 Feb 02 - 09:37 PM He's a cat with the jive And he meows for Nine Lives, That's-a Morris. |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: Lonesome EJ Date: 01 Feb 02 - 11:18 PM The cylindrical jars Once found in Greek bars That's amphorae I think I'm going to need help stopping |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: GUEST,realpirates@hotmail.com Date: 09 Sep 04 - 09:49 PM When an eel that you spy swimming by bites your thigh that's a moray! |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: JennyO Date: 09 Sep 04 - 10:27 PM When an eel reaches out, and it bites off your snout, That's a moray. |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: Nerd Date: 10 Sep 04 - 01:48 AM When the joke's gone so long it's a fourteen hour song that's a bore, eh? when the verses don't stop until both eyelids drop that's a snore, eh? And the former VP who comes from Tennessee is Al Gore, eh? Actually, I always had a problem with the original song. First of all, when does a big pizza pie HIT YOUR EYE? Ouch! And second, if the MOON hit your eye you'd be in REAL trouble! |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: Nerd Date: 10 Sep 04 - 10:36 AM When an English trad song Has a synth and a gong That's Jim Moray |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: Cool Beans Date: 10 Sep 04 - 01:30 PM When on Tuesdays you visit Your old prof. Who is it? That's a Morrie. |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: TheBigPinkLad Date: 10 Sep 04 - 01:46 PM My Canadian chum Loves a deadbeat French bum That's amour, eh? |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: Rabbi-Sol Date: 10 Sep 04 - 06:02 PM When we were kids we used to sing the off color version: When a rock Hits your cock And you're ready to f**k Thats a boner SOL ZELLER |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: The Fooles Troupe Date: 10 Sep 04 - 07:53 PM Well, actually it probably wouldn't be - any more... |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: Fergie Date: 11 Sep 04 - 11:32 AM When Mens Rights of Antrim Need a neat acronym Thats M.R.A. Thats M.R.A. |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: GUEST,winterbright Date: 11 Sep 04 - 04:29 PM When her car's Chevrolet, and she sings, "USA"... Dinah Shore, eh? (Oops, I'm dating myself!) |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: HuwG Date: 11 Sep 04 - 06:35 PM It's a Welsh hole in the ground And its wheels go around That's Tymawr, aye ! |
Subject: RE: That's a Moray (eel)... after That's Amore From: Nerd Date: 11 Sep 04 - 06:38 PM There are chicks at this school Who make Philly guys drool That's Bryn Mawr, eh? |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: That's a Moray (eel)...after That's Amore From: GUEST,winterbright Date: 12 Sep 04 - 02:49 PM Not in drawers 'B' through 'Z' So you know it must be there in drawer 'A' |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: That's a Moray (eel)...after That's A From: pdq Date: 12 Sep 04 - 05:44 PM some more lyrics... When you step off the reef and get nothing but grief, that's a moray! When something clamps on your toe and it just won't let go. that's a moray! |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: That's a Moray (eel)...after That's Amore From: GUEST,winterbright Date: 13 Sep 04 - 10:28 AM Seventeen - seven - six, if with England you sticks, you're a Tor(a)y! |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: That's a Moray (eel)...after That's Amore From: GUEST,WildCornelius Date: 28 Sep 04 - 03:42 AM Charlton Heston and Chums, They're all firing their guns, That's NRA... (Geeky version) In the War of the Ring, Aragorn became king of Gondor, eh? |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: That's a Moray (eel)...after That's Amore From: Naemanson Date: 28 Sep 04 - 07:31 PM A Canadian man Introduces his mom, Dat's me mar, eh? If a farmer has need To cut some more feed, He cuts some more hay. If you get all you need Of Vitamin B You need More A. He's a New Zealand man, With a permanent tan, He's a Maor-eh. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: That's a Moray (eel)...after That's Amore From: GUEST,Neither Dean nor Ween Date: 15 Oct 04 - 06:50 PM When Othello's brigands rape and pillage the land, that's a Moor raid. When the docs see inside that the jock's knee is fried, that's MRI. When a lobbyist cries, 'Handguns only SAVE lives', that's NRA. When large gold nuggets shine in Canadian mines, that's some ore, eh? When the moon has a sea, though as dry as can be, that's a mare. When societal rules help us all keep our cool, that's a more. When a glacier dries out and leaves rocks strewn about, that's a moraine. When Hawaiian man eyes isle with second-prize size, that's-a Maui. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: That's a Moray (eel)...after That's Amore From: GUEST Date: 31 Mar 10 - 01:10 PM A Canadian cruise Gives you paddles to use That's some oar, eh? If the fellow you see Could be that guy or me That's him or I When Romano has tried To shoot guns, but goes wide Aim some more, Ray If you make a small sound To make folks turn around That's um or hey When a single sun beam Pushes you out the ring That's Sumo Ray If a loansharking Jew Demands money from you That's owe-Murray When the TV show guest Causes Povitch distress That's Oh, Maury |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: That's a Moray (eel)...after That's A From: Genie Date: 31 Mar 10 - 03:22 PM Good (i.e., groan-worthy) ones, Guest. But which guest are ya? |
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