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Thread #113950 Message #4109491
Posted By: The Og
09-Jun-21 - 03:03 PM
Thread Name: Mad Magazine parodies
Subject: RE: Mad Magazine parodies
To Suzanne from Australia...
IN PRAISE OF STEPHEN KING (C)
My take on a 19 January 2016 "Mudcat Cafe" post, by Suzanne from Australia, of an item that had appeared earlier in a MAD Magazine from the 1960s; tune = "There's No Business Like Show Business"
C Am C Am
I sing glories to King stories they bring disquieting,
G C
Most of them are filled with untold terror,
G C
Don't be in error, I do not lie.
G Am D
If you like your stories full of evil, with much upheaval,
G
I'll clari-fy.
C Am C F
There's no villains like King villains, maybe living next door.
Am G C A
If you think that demons are just everywhere,
D G C A
With vampires lurking…in midair,
Dm G C A
Then maybe you're just waiting for a King-sized scare.
Dm G C
Just stop at your local bookstore.