Monday, September 28, 2009

Make 'Em Laugh!




TAKE THIS TUNE


This lyric doesn't work as 'poetry' as it's a parody on Donald O'Connor's original song. If you're too young to remember his genius please click on the above to see a video of his performances.


I think he was the equal of Astaire and Kelly in dancing and a wonderful comic as well.


MAKE 'EM LAUGH!

Make 'em laugh
Make 'em laugh
Don't you know everyone wants to laugh?
(Ha ha!)
The world can be quite unkind
But laughter helps, you will find.
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Global Warming it seems
May put paid to the world of our dreams;
But you can be a Banker and earn lots of dough
Or you can be a Planner, telling us where to go,
But what if our economy decides to go slow?
Make 'em laugh
Make 'em laugh
Make 'em laugh
*
Make 'em laugh
Make 'em laugh
Don't you know everyone wants to laugh?
(Ha ha!)
The Politicians like to stand up and spout
But they still leave us in doubt!
*
Never weep
Never wail
Never curse!
The reverse!
Hoist your sail!
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You never know! The future may be better than this!
And it may be we're heading for a future that's bliss!
Regardless..... give depression and the horrors a miss!
Make 'em laugh
Make 'em laugh
Make 'em laugh
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Definitely the Last Laugh here:

2 comments:

maryt/theteach said...

Rinkley I remember "Be a Clown." And yes of course it's the same tune! A great parody on the song! Thanks for the link to my post! :)

Darlene said...

I am one of the few old enough to remember Donald O'Connor. You are right, he was on a par with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly.