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DT Corr: The Cockroach that Ate Cincinnati

12 Jan 01 - 03:36 PM (#373494)
Subject: THE COCKROACH THAT ATE CINCINNATI
From: GUEST,Aaron Handy III

I spotted a lot of mistakes & Errorsin Digital Tradition Mirror THE COCKROACH THAT ATE CINCINNATI lyrics.

I have the very CD boxed set of Dr. Demento's 20th Anniversary Edition which contained the Rose & The Arrangement track and, using that disc, I can correct a lot of those mistakes made, and, to quote Jim Lange: "heeeeeeere they are!"

THE COCKROACH THAT ATE CINCINNATI

Uh-uh! Don't touch that dial!

I must offer to you a confession:
I like movies that give me a fright.
If the subject is horror, I got to see more or
I won't be contented all night!

You may call it my ghoulish obsession;
It's a subject on which I get chatty.
But the worst one it seems, haunting all of my dreams,
Was The Cockroach That Ate Cincinnati!
(Ha ha ha ha! Ho ho ho ho! hee hee hee hee!)

I've seen ghouls and hobgoblins and witches,
And some moth-eaten werewolves with fangs. (OWOOO!)
There were creatures that chattered, and others that clattered,
And Japanese monsters with fangs! (Ah-so!)

Frankenstein gives me the shakes,
And Count Dracula's driving me batty;
But they're not on a par with the worst one by far:
The Cockroach That Ate Cincinnati!

Oh! he must've needed a seltzer;
It's amazing how much he got down.
For lunch he'd just chew up a suburb or two,
And for dinner he ate the whole town! (BURP!)

Willard just sent me out laughing.
I thought Ben looked a little bit ratty.
(Hey! Watch it!) sorry about that...
But they're not half as bad as the worst scare I've had:
The Cockroach That Ate Cincinnati!
Oh, my heart nearly stopped; he will never be topped!
The Cockroach That Ate Cincinnati!
OLE!

("Ole"?! That's dumb!)

Hope this sets the record straight. Come stop by my TV Web Shrine 4 a visit. Ciao!

Aaron Handy III
The Aaron Handy III TV Web Shrine

16 Jul 24 - 04:49 PM (#4205593)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: THE COCKROACH THAT ATE CINCINNATI
From: Joe Offer

For the record, here are the Digital Tradition lyrics.

THE COCKROACH THAT ATE CINCINATTI

I must offer to you a confession,
I like movies that give me a fright.
If the subject is horror,
I've got to see more or
I won't be contented all night.

You may call it my ghoulish obsession.
It's a subject on which I get chatty.
But the worst one it seems,
Haunting all of my dreams,
The "The Cockroach that Ate Cincinatti."

I've seen ghouls and hobgoblins and witches,
And some moth-eaten werewolves with bangs.
I've seen creatures that chattered,
And others that clattered,
And Japanese monsters with fangs. (ah-so)
Frankenstein gives me that shivers,
And Count Dracula's driving me batty.
But they're not quite as bad,
As the worst scare I've had:
"The Cockroach that Ate Cincinatti."

Well, he must have needed a seltzer.
It's amazing how much he got down.
For lunch he'd just chew,
Up a suburb or two.
For dinner he ate the whole town. (belch)

"Willard" just sent me out laughing.
I thought "Ben" looked a little bit ratty.
But they're not quite on par,
With the worst one by far:
"The Cockroach that Ate Cincinatti!"
Ole!

@animal @bug
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JY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3_QDHabaNM

19 Jul 24 - 11:55 AM (#4205722)
Subject: RE: DT Corr: The Cockroach that Ate Cincinnati
From: The Og

We used to sing "The Eggplant that Ate Chicago"