The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #60164   Message #2422010
Posted By: GUEST,TJ in San Diego
25-Aug-08 - 05:25 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Charlie the Midnight Marauder
Subject: Charlie, The Midnight Marauder
With all the homeowner woes in the states these days, I thought it might be instructive to revisit the Limeliters' old song, "Charlie, The Midnight Marauder." This tale, based on a supposedly true event, speaks to the plight of a poor soul who has purchased a new home in a large suburban development. When the power goes out one evening, he parks in the driveway, tries his key, goes in a plants a big wet one on his sleeping love, who turns out to be a total stranger - the title is the name he was given by the police. It brazenly stole the tune from "Rosin The Beau."