Saturday, March 31, 2012

628. Plagiarized from Allan Sherman

Sherman was a Jewish comedian who won the 1964 Comedy Recording Grammy for "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah."  He was well-known for parodying famous songs by adding humorous lyrics.  This limerick was inspired by his skewering of Torna a Surriento (Come back to Sorrento.)  Hear it on youtube-- it starts about 26:20.

A mopey old fellow named Marcus,
Would dress up when things looked the darkes'.
He'd wear his best suit
And a tie that was cute --
Felt good by adorning his carcass.

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