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Song Parodies -> "You're a Drain"

Original Song Title:

"You're So Vain"

 (MP3)
Original Performer:

Carly Simon

Parody Song Title:

"You're a Drain"

Parody Written by:

Merry & Pippin

The Lyrics

You moved into my condo one day back in '95
You had strategically slipped under my guard
By talking a lot of jive
You had one bag and a suitcase that
You'd brought from your old dive
And lots of grand plans of finding a job yeah
Finding a job yeah and...

You're a drain
I must think of some way to evict you
You're a drain
I must think of some way to evict you
Kick you out yeah

You conned me several years ago when I was still quite naive
You said that it'd be less than a full year
But I found that you'd never leave
Well you sold off all the things I loved
Including my TV
I found I paid for all of your coffee
Your Starbucks coffee and...

You're a drain
You're someone that I must give the flick to
You're a drain
You're someone that I must give the flick to
Kick you out yeah

Well I watched you scarf down my Coca-Cola
Play Disco Duck just for fun
Then you blew my rent dough on a stupid greyhound
You called a fortune waiting to be won
Well your pet rat is no friend of mine
And when you're hot you sit
In underwear such that reminds me of Pig-Pen
'Minds me of Pig-Pen, and...

You're a drain
I must think of some way to evict you
You're a drain
You're someone that I must give the flick to
Yes you prick, you

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Royce Miller - March 26, 2003 - Report this comment
I enjoyed this parody
Yoness - March 26, 2003 - Report this comment
Was this inspired by real events? The details are great.
Meriadoc - March 26, 2003 - Report this comment
Hey Yoness.. I do have some vague memory of using rent money to pay for _coffee_, but I've tried to mentaly block it out...! No, it is basically a work of fiction. Thanks to Pippin for that last verse!
Tim Hall - March 26, 2003 - Report this comment
Beautiful!
Bob Gomez - March 26, 2003 - Report this comment
Excellent parody with good specific detail. I would have made it "finding employment, finding employment and..." Keep writing!
Stray Pooch - March 26, 2003 - Report this comment
You are a couple of talented hobbits! I laughed my butt off!! Good job!
Michael Pacholek - March 26, 2003 - Report this comment
As they say in N'Yawk, "Poifect!"
mandamoo - March 28, 2003 - Report this comment
Hilarious! Another one to add to the fave list.
Lync - April 03, 2003 - Report this comment
Great, one of my favourite songs still sounds good with new words.
I wish I was Bob Geldof - May 21, 2003 - Report this comment
This sounds this parady was written about "Big Brother" Ha! Ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AMIRIGHT AWARDS NOMINEE - November 13, 2003 - Report this comment
Best Merry & Pippin Parody

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