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The Weird Al Show Theme Lyrics
Oh, this is a story 'bout a guy named Al
And he lived in a sewer with his hamster pal
But the sanitation workers really didn't approve
So he packed up his accordion and had to move
To a city in Ohio where he lived in a tree
And he worked in a nasal decongestant factory
And he played on the company bowling team
And every single night he had a strange, recurring dream
Where he was wearing lederhosen in a vat of sour cream
But that's really not important to the story
Well, the very next year he met a dental hygenist
With a spatula tattoed on her arm (on her arm)
But he didn't keep in touch, then he lost her number
Then he got himself a job on a tater tot farm
And he spent his life savings on a split-level cave
20 miles below the surface of the Earth (of the Earth)
And he really makes a mighty fine jelly bean and pickle sandwich
For what it's worth
Then one day Al was in the forest, trying to get a tan
When he heard the tortured screaming of a funny little man
He was caught in a bear trap and Al set him free
And the guy that he rescued was grateful as can be
And it turns out he's a big-shot producer on TV
So he gave Al a contract and what do you know?
Now he's got his very own Weird Al Show!
And he lived in a sewer with his hamster pal
But the sanitation workers really didn't approve
So he packed up his accordion and had to move
To a city in Ohio where he lived in a tree
And he worked in a nasal decongestant factory
And he played on the company bowling team
And every single night he had a strange, recurring dream
Where he was wearing lederhosen in a vat of sour cream
But that's really not important to the story
With a spatula tattoed on her arm (on her arm)
But he didn't keep in touch, then he lost her number
Then he got himself a job on a tater tot farm
And he spent his life savings on a split-level cave
20 miles below the surface of the Earth (of the Earth)
And he really makes a mighty fine jelly bean and pickle sandwich
For what it's worth
When he heard the tortured screaming of a funny little man
He was caught in a bear trap and Al set him free
And the guy that he rescued was grateful as can be
And it turns out he's a big-shot producer on TV
So he gave Al a contract and what do you know?
Now he's got his very own Weird Al Show!
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This also a very funny nonsense song by the Weird man.
Maybe it's just because I'm a dumbass, but I missed a lot of the jokes in this song by just listening to it. One day I was reading the lyrics and realised that "in the forest, trying to get a tan" just didn't make sense.
From the short-lived "Weird Al Show," this song isn't supposed to make any sense. It's like "Oh Susanna", of which the second verse is "It rained so hard the night I left / The weather it was dry / The sun so hot I froze to death / Susanna don't you cry." Al's mostly making fun of the convoluted premises a lot of shows have.
I missed alot of the jokes at first, too. Why was a big hollywood producer wandering in a forest to begin with? I so wish I were around for the Weird Al Show.
You know, if it doesn't make sense to you, I don't think that's a problem. It isn't supposed to make sense. It's supposed to be totally random. It's not that you're missing the joke so much as it is you're not quite thinking in the right frame of mind that you need to understand the humor.