Ruth's Remarkable Parodies

More Ruth's Remarkable Parodies

Yes, it's time to return to the innocent days of yore -- when clean-cut country types sang of young love on the old farmsteads, and Peter, Paul and Mary were about as radical as they came. So to ensure that we do NOT end up with lumps of coal in the scholarship coffers
<http://www.gc.maricopa.edu/English/purpleshirts.htm>, I present the last t-shirt ballad of 2007 -- and not a moment too soon for most of us, I'll bet!

So, tuck a straw behind your ear, pretend your desk is a haybale, get out those genuine cowhide wallets and off you go!

Well, when I was a young girl, didn't know how to dress,
I got to thinkin' it over, decided I must look a mess,
When I saw a purple T and I wore it and then, and then
Oh, lord, well, the time's come around again.

Because no shirt's cooler than mine,
No shirt's, mmm, mmm, cooler than mine
(Cooler than mine.) (Your shirts, too, of course, but it doesn't rhyme.)

Well, I thought about seein' just what the shirt could do;
I thought if I were lucky, I'd make a buck or two.
So I've begged and I've pleaded in most unnatural ways,
And then, whoops, oh lord, Dawn’s countin' the money that we've raised.

Because no shirt's cooler than mine,
No shirt's, mmm, mmm, cooler than mine
(Cooler than mine.)

Well, we've worked mighty hard, both me and the Crush,
Workin' to Write no Wrongs, to correct prose that makes us blush.
We've got essays we must grade, but also points so we can quit
Well then, blimey, oh lord, let's make the best of it.

Because no shirt's cooler than mine,
No shirt's, mmm, mmm, cooler than mine
(Cooler than mine.)

Well, these verses they've numbered just about four
And I reckon that's enough; I'm not hearing “Give us more!”
So let us all be merry, and not even hesitate
In this season of goodwill, let's be sure we generously donate!

Because no shirt's cooler than mine,
No shirt's, mmm, mmm, cooler than mine
(Cooler than mine.)

And to all a good night! :-D

Ruthie