This song has been mentioned several times at Mudcat. The title appears on several lists of worst/best/funniest country song titles--lists that have been propagated through the Internet. No artist is ever credited. I wonder if the people who posted the title even knew the song was real?

The song sounds like a polka, but I don't recognize the tune. If it's a parody, I don't know the original.

Transcribed by me from the sound file at The Record Lady's All-Time Country Favorites, Real Country Page 15.

MAMA, GET THE HAMMER (THERE'S A FLY ON PAPA'S HEAD)
(As sung by Homer and Jethro)

A little fly upon the wall
Had no place to crawl at all.
All at once, his wings were spread
Right on dear old papa's head.

CHORUS: Mama, get the hammer. There's a fly on papa's head.
You heard what I said: there's a fly on papa's head.
If you can't get a hammer, get a crowbar, ma, instead.
There's a fly on papa's head.

Well, the fly flew through an open flue,
And flew till he was black and blue.
Instead of flying right straight home,
He flew on top of papa's dome. CHORUS

Horsefly, please don't bother me.
Go fly up an apple tree.
Horsefly says, "Now look here, Joe.
I'll go where I want to go." CHORUS