Tag: silly songs

Song: ‘I’m the Substitute Vicar from Zanzibar’

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(Thanks to Phoebe for the suggestion)

When life in the parish gets thicker and thicker,

You may have a call for a substitute vicar.

And what a delight if he comes from afar!

I’m the substitute vicar from Zanzibar!

Chorus: He’s the substitute vicar from Zanzibar.

I’m sure you don’t mind if I preach in Swahili.

Are you paying attention? Oh, no, not really!

I saw you nodding, whoever you are–

I’m the substitute vicar from Zanzibar!

Chorus

(Additional verses will suggest themselves to the alert reader.)

For Laughs: ‘I’m My Own Grandpa’

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Need a laugh? I do! The news has been just so awful lately…

I’m My Own Grandpa, possibly the most confusing song ever written, first became a hit in 1947 and has since been performed by many artists. This version is by Ray Stevens. I couldn’t find the Smothers Brothers singing it, but a lot of others did.

The really funny thing about this song is that it isn’t nonsense at all: it’s strictly logical. I am taking logic professors’ word for it.