As a VERY serious lover of parodies , I have to totally agree with George that there are a lot of BAD parodies , but a good one takes a lot of beating ! Dave Houlden (Who wrote 'I am about to fall apart) was responsible for a lot of beauties , and of course Sid Kipper ia as well . In my book a 'proper' parody has to closely follow the original in phrasielogy and construction , NOT Just borrow the tune !
I have a set of lyrics to 'The Good Old Way' that is BRILLIANT , but
I DARENT sing it round here because of the popularity of the original - I would probably be lynched !!