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Song Parodies -> "Time in the Pokey"
Original Song Title:
"The Hokey Pokey"
Original Performer:
Traditional
Parody Song Title:
"Time in the Pokey"
Parody Written by:
Robert D. Arndt Jr.
The Lyrics
Can't let JAB have all the fun with prison terms!
The badges bring you in
Your lawyer tries to get you out
The judge puts you right back in
Leaves you no doubt
You spend time in the Pokey
Long sentence you are bound
That's what it's all about
You must pay for your sins
You're now in the Big House
The torment now begins
Guards seldom hear you shout
You spend time in the Pokey
Long sentence you are bound
That's what it's all about
The AB takes you in
Life in the Hoosegow
Metal sharpenin'
Gotta stick a Peckerwood with clout
You spend time in the Pokey
Long sentence you are bound
That's what it's all about
Hide contraband in bins
You take smokes that you tout
In this Greybar Hotel
Tossin' salads with your mouth
You spend time in the Pokey
Long sentence you are bound
That's what it's all about
Decades later you get a win
You did your time and you get out
Then real world life sets in
Back to crime in a Drug Lord's house
This time not the ol' Pokey
Fed charges all about
There's no doubt
... Welcome to Club Fed!!!
Your lawyer tries to get you out
The judge puts you right back in
Leaves you no doubt
You spend time in the Pokey
Long sentence you are bound
That's what it's all about
You must pay for your sins
You're now in the Big House
The torment now begins
Guards seldom hear you shout
You spend time in the Pokey
Long sentence you are bound
That's what it's all about
The AB takes you in
Life in the Hoosegow
Metal sharpenin'
Gotta stick a Peckerwood with clout
You spend time in the Pokey
Long sentence you are bound
That's what it's all about
Hide contraband in bins
You take smokes that you tout
In this Greybar Hotel
Tossin' salads with your mouth
You spend time in the Pokey
Long sentence you are bound
That's what it's all about
Decades later you get a win
You did your time and you get out
Then real world life sets in
Back to crime in a Drug Lord's house
This time not the ol' Pokey
Fed charges all about
There's no doubt
... Welcome to Club Fed!!!
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I was working on something with "pokey," but you beat me to it, Rob. Nice job!
Hey, we still have the Slammer, the Joint, etc...!!! Thanks JAB!
Okey-Pokey then! 5's
I need to pen more about the Pen ;-)
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