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Song Parodies -> "In The Year AD 525"
Original Song Title:
"In The Year 2525"
Original Performer:
Zager & Evans
Parody Song Title:
"In The Year AD 525"
Parody Written by:
CML
The Lyrics
I amassed a certain knowledge of Islamic History in my time and sometimes Im invited to lecture grade school kids about it .. And I find that, for some reason, their attention gets riveted when I use the song "In the Year 2525" as a teaching tool. Now why a totally daffy song from 1969 that bored all of their grandparents half to death 55 years ago would work is anyone's guess. But here goes ...
In the year AD 525
If Aws can stay alive
If Hazraj can survive
They may find
In the year 635
Wont be betrayed by Jews, aint no lie
Everything you think, hear or say
Is in the Surah that you read today
In the year 745
Aint gonna have no peace
Damn you, Shi'ites
Your bemoaning's all in vain
Wont bring back that nut Hussein
In the year 855
Our foes prostratin'
Down fore our eyes
Islam's banners now unfurled
Abbasids rule the whole damn world
In the year 965
Aint gonna need no Arabs
Wont need their knives
Outsource jihah and its bloody work
To those newbies called the Seljuk Turks
In the year 11 and 10
If the Popes a-warring
He oughta say so by then
Maybe he'll look around
Claremont and say
Guess its time for the First Crusade
In the year 12 and 10
Allah's gonna shake his mighty head
He'll either say
Im pleased with what Islam has wrought
Or give the Khan genocidal thoughts
In the year 1295
Im kind of wondering if Islam can survive
They done took everything
Those Mongols could dish
And they din't hold back nothing, تا ما
Now its been nine hundred years
Islam's shed one billion tears
For what some Prophet knew
Now Islams reign is through
But thru eternal strife
Their raging at twilight
Now again they slay
Try to bring back yesyerday
In the year AD 525
If Yathrib can survive
If Prophet does arrive ...
(At this point, the children are getting restless, so they need to go for a 20 minute recess break, before we start on Part II .. which is just a repeat of the OS)
In the year 12 and 65
If Mamelukes can survive
If Mongols will subside
They may find ..
In the year 1335
Its gonna be pure hell on Earth
Aint no lie
Everything you see, love or claim
Will be ravaged by ol' Tamerlame
In the year of 1445
Take down Byzantines,
Cause their demise
High point for Al Jaish Rasool*
Rename the city Istanbul
In the year 1555
Ottoman Turks are at their high tide
Arab tribes got no one to slay
Some Devshirme's doing that today
In the year 1665
Aint gonna need Safavids
Wont needs Shi'ites
You'll bring your Turks, Jannisarries too
Vienna's gates just too strong for you
In the year 1710
If Wahhab's a coming
He oughta be born by then
He'll look around Arabia and nod
Guess its time for a crazed jihad
In the year 1810
Allah's gonna shake his wizened head
He'll prolly say, "I'm proud of what
Islam has been"
Dont believe it can rise again
In the year 19 and 95
Im kind of wonderin' if Islam
Will ever thrive
They done took everything
Those oil fields can give
And it dont help with nothing, كل وتل
(Repeat refrain ... )
If Aws can stay alive
If Hazraj can survive
They may find
In the year 635
Wont be betrayed by Jews, aint no lie
Everything you think, hear or say
Is in the Surah that you read today
In the year 745
Aint gonna have no peace
Damn you, Shi'ites
Your bemoaning's all in vain
Wont bring back that nut Hussein
In the year 855
Our foes prostratin'
Down fore our eyes
Islam's banners now unfurled
Abbasids rule the whole damn world
In the year 965
Aint gonna need no Arabs
Wont need their knives
Outsource jihah and its bloody work
To those newbies called the Seljuk Turks
In the year 11 and 10
If the Popes a-warring
He oughta say so by then
Maybe he'll look around
Claremont and say
Guess its time for the First Crusade
In the year 12 and 10
Allah's gonna shake his mighty head
He'll either say
Im pleased with what Islam has wrought
Or give the Khan genocidal thoughts
In the year 1295
Im kind of wondering if Islam can survive
They done took everything
Those Mongols could dish
And they din't hold back nothing, تا ما
Now its been nine hundred years
Islam's shed one billion tears
For what some Prophet knew
Now Islams reign is through
But thru eternal strife
Their raging at twilight
Now again they slay
Try to bring back yesyerday
In the year AD 525
If Yathrib can survive
If Prophet does arrive ...
(At this point, the children are getting restless, so they need to go for a 20 minute recess break, before we start on Part II .. which is just a repeat of the OS)
In the year 12 and 65
If Mamelukes can survive
If Mongols will subside
They may find ..
In the year 1335
Its gonna be pure hell on Earth
Aint no lie
Everything you see, love or claim
Will be ravaged by ol' Tamerlame
In the year of 1445
Take down Byzantines,
Cause their demise
High point for Al Jaish Rasool*
Rename the city Istanbul
In the year 1555
Ottoman Turks are at their high tide
Arab tribes got no one to slay
Some Devshirme's doing that today
In the year 1665
Aint gonna need Safavids
Wont needs Shi'ites
You'll bring your Turks, Jannisarries too
Vienna's gates just too strong for you
In the year 1710
If Wahhab's a coming
He oughta be born by then
He'll look around Arabia and nod
Guess its time for a crazed jihad
In the year 1810
Allah's gonna shake his wizened head
He'll prolly say, "I'm proud of what
Islam has been"
Dont believe it can rise again
In the year 19 and 95
Im kind of wonderin' if Islam
Will ever thrive
They done took everything
Those oil fields can give
And it dont help with nothing, كل وتل
(Repeat refrain ... )
*Aws and Khazraj are tribes that help found Medina, and were allies to Mohammed in his wars with Mecca .. Jaish Rasool - Army of The Prophet ... Words in Arabic are lamentations -- Ya maa and Kull Wa'il
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I did the first part 8 years ago, but not the second part. I suddenly realized that Islamic did NOT end in 1295 .. and that another Zager and Evans referenced history update was necessary
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