Making fun of music, one song at a time. Since the year 2000.
Check out the two amIright misheard lyrics books including one book devoted to misheard lyrics of the 1980s.
Song Parodies -> "The Capital of Zimbabwe"
Original Song Title:
"Skipping Rhythm"
Original Performer:
Traditional
Parody Song Title:
"The Capital of Zimbabwe"
Parody Written by:
Nib Oswald
The Lyrics
Sung in the manner of those old primary school chants used to keep the rhythm of a skipping rope. (Educational, of course!)
Djibouti's the capital of Djibouti.
Luxembourg's the capital of Luxemborg.
San Marino's the capital of San Marino.
Singapore's the capital of Singapore.
But what's the capital city of Zimbabwe?
Is it
Conakry, Banjul,
Tashkent, Kabul,
Noukachott, Palikir,
Pyongyang or Algiers?
Chisinau, Majuro,
Quito, Yamoussoukro,
Paramaribo, Colombo
Maputo or Monaco?
Athens, Bridgetown,
Hanoi, Kingstown,
Port Moresby, Cape Town,
Georgetown or Freetown?
Addis Ababa, Ankara,
Bratislava, Honiara,
Accra, Tegucigalpa,
Jakarta or Kampala?
Brussels, Libreville,
Yaounde, Brazzaville,
Beijing, Buenos Aires,
Bern, Seoul or Paris?
Teheran, Abidjan,
Tirane, Belmopan,
Amman, Yerevan,
Darussalam-Bandar-Seri-Begawan?
Valletta, Basseterre,
N'Djamena, Canberra,
Prague, Andorra la Vella,
Dar es Salaam or Vienna?
Luanda, Dhaka,
Asmara, Lusaka,
Dakar, Astana,
Manama or Havana?
Porto-Novo, Sarajevo,
Cairo, Antananarivo,
Montevideo, Bissau,
Santo Domingo or Roseau?
Panama City, Lome,
Guatemala City, Rome,
Mexico City, Stockholm,
Kuwait City or Sao Tome?
Zagreb, Baku,
Kiev, Thimphu,
Ougadougou, Vilnius,
Mogadishu or Tunis?
Ottawa, Ljubljana,
Tarawa, Sana,
Tokyo, Oslo,
Malabo or Moscow?
Maseru, Sucre,
Kathmandu, Suva,
Castries, Abuja,
Madrid or Bujumbura?
Gabotone, Brasilia,
Nassau, Port Vila,
Manila, Nicosia,
Praia or Monrovia?
Sofia, Riga,
Apia, Lima,
El Aaiun, Apia,
Belgrade or Victoria?
St George's, Bamako,
St John's, Santiago,
Managua, Port au Prince,
Bujumbura or Minsk?
Copenhagen, Kingston,
Skopje, Lisbon,
Berlin, Phnom Penh,
Dublin or Yaren?
Nairobi, Bangui,
Moroni, Port Louis,
Tripoli, Bogota,
Kigali or Doha?
New Delhi, Lilongwe,
Khartoum, San Jose,
Tbilisi, Taipei,
Helsinki or Washington DC?
Nuku'alofa, Islamabad,
Ashgabat, Baghdad,
Riyadh, Muscat,
Rangoon or Rabat?
Abu Dahbi, San Salvador,
Dushanbe, Kuala Lumpur,
Mbabane, Ulan Bator,
Koror or Warsaw?
Niamey, Bucharest,
Vientiane, Budapest,
Port of Spain, Caracas,
Male or Damascus?
Beirut, Reykjavik,
Vaduz, Winhoek,
Bishkek, Jerusalem,
Bangkok or Amsterdam?
Tallin, Asuncion,
Wellington, London,
The Democratic Republic of the Kinshasa?
NO! It's Harare!
Harare!
(Hoorah!)
Harare!
(Hoorah!)
Harare!
(Hoorah!)
HARARE!!!
Luxembourg's the capital of Luxemborg.
San Marino's the capital of San Marino.
Singapore's the capital of Singapore.
But what's the capital city of Zimbabwe?
Is it
Conakry, Banjul,
Tashkent, Kabul,
Noukachott, Palikir,
Pyongyang or Algiers?
Chisinau, Majuro,
Quito, Yamoussoukro,
Paramaribo, Colombo
Maputo or Monaco?
Athens, Bridgetown,
Hanoi, Kingstown,
Port Moresby, Cape Town,
Georgetown or Freetown?
Addis Ababa, Ankara,
Bratislava, Honiara,
Accra, Tegucigalpa,
Jakarta or Kampala?
Brussels, Libreville,
Yaounde, Brazzaville,
Beijing, Buenos Aires,
Bern, Seoul or Paris?
Teheran, Abidjan,
Tirane, Belmopan,
Amman, Yerevan,
Darussalam-Bandar-Seri-Begawan?
Valletta, Basseterre,
N'Djamena, Canberra,
Prague, Andorra la Vella,
Dar es Salaam or Vienna?
Luanda, Dhaka,
Asmara, Lusaka,
Dakar, Astana,
Manama or Havana?
Porto-Novo, Sarajevo,
Cairo, Antananarivo,
Montevideo, Bissau,
Santo Domingo or Roseau?
Panama City, Lome,
Guatemala City, Rome,
Mexico City, Stockholm,
Kuwait City or Sao Tome?
Zagreb, Baku,
Kiev, Thimphu,
Ougadougou, Vilnius,
Mogadishu or Tunis?
Ottawa, Ljubljana,
Tarawa, Sana,
Tokyo, Oslo,
Malabo or Moscow?
Maseru, Sucre,
Kathmandu, Suva,
Castries, Abuja,
Madrid or Bujumbura?
Gabotone, Brasilia,
Nassau, Port Vila,
Manila, Nicosia,
Praia or Monrovia?
Sofia, Riga,
Apia, Lima,
El Aaiun, Apia,
Belgrade or Victoria?
St George's, Bamako,
St John's, Santiago,
Managua, Port au Prince,
Bujumbura or Minsk?
Copenhagen, Kingston,
Skopje, Lisbon,
Berlin, Phnom Penh,
Dublin or Yaren?
Nairobi, Bangui,
Moroni, Port Louis,
Tripoli, Bogota,
Kigali or Doha?
New Delhi, Lilongwe,
Khartoum, San Jose,
Tbilisi, Taipei,
Helsinki or Washington DC?
Nuku'alofa, Islamabad,
Ashgabat, Baghdad,
Riyadh, Muscat,
Rangoon or Rabat?
Abu Dahbi, San Salvador,
Dushanbe, Kuala Lumpur,
Mbabane, Ulan Bator,
Koror or Warsaw?
Niamey, Bucharest,
Vientiane, Budapest,
Port of Spain, Caracas,
Male or Damascus?
Beirut, Reykjavik,
Vaduz, Winhoek,
Bishkek, Jerusalem,
Bangkok or Amsterdam?
Tallin, Asuncion,
Wellington, London,
The Democratic Republic of the Kinshasa?
NO! It's Harare!
Harare!
(Hoorah!)
Harare!
(Hoorah!)
Harare!
(Hoorah!)
HARARE!!!
Capital pun-ishment.
Your Vote & Comment Counts
The parody authors spend a lot of time writing parodies for the website and they appreciate feedback in the form of votes and comments. Please take some time to leave a comment below about this parody.
Place Your Vote |
Voting Results
| ||||||||||||||||||
Voting Breakdown
The following represent how many people voted for each category.
| Pacing | How Funny | Overall Rating | |||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
User Comments
Comments are subject to review, and can be removed by the administration of the site at any time and for any reason.
Not entirely sure about the OS, Luke...but for sheer inspired gall you get big 5's...I love capitals. ;-) 555
What. The. Hell.
...it's not N'Djamena?!?
...it's not N'Djamena?!?
Not. Going. To. Fall. For... googlegooglegooglegoogle.
...
...
...I KNEW it! You've given me Major-screw-up heart palpitations for nuthin'!
*reclines on sofa and fans self, all a-flutter*
...
...
...I KNEW it! You've given me Major-screw-up heart palpitations for nuthin'!
*reclines on sofa and fans self, all a-flutter*
Could have sworn I'd voted for this already - is there a second copy around? Anyway, as any fule no, the capital of Zimbabwe is Z ;-)
The author of the parody has authorized comments, and wants YOUR feedback.
Link To This Page
The address of this page is: http://www.amiright.com/parody/misc/traditional853.shtml For help, see the examples of how to link to this page.
This is view # 1468