Words That Changed the World: "The Drunkards' Chorus"

Lyrics, such as they are, and melody by Mickey MacConnell.

Words that Changed the World XI

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Words that Changed the World X

“If Ford is to Chevrolet

What Dodge is to Chrysler,

What Corn Flakes are to Post Toasties,

What the clear blue sky is to the deep blue sea,

What Hank Williams is to Neil Armstrong,

Can you doubt we were made for each other?”¹

NOTE

1. This post represents a bit of a departure from the standard format of “Words that Changed the World.” In the past, these have involved only gibberish words, incomprehensible mumbling, or drunken babbling. As Lyle Lovett capably shows here, however, a gifted wordsmith can take perfectly normal words, organize them in a logical and grammatical order, and still end up with complete nonsense.

Words that Changed the World IX

“Aghise, avish, aviilalilish. 

Anaghawalililialaloh, awaowilee.

Arounawaililah, alillialoh

Halooalolooolo, laoooooalilo.

Lu ailu ai,

ohnababamigagoh.”¹

NOTE

1. All lyrics transcribed here are considered by top government officials to be “unintelligible at any speed,” and are thus merely approximations.

Words that Changed the World VIII

“J'apprivoise un lion! La bonté, c'est grand. Sacre bleu! Regarder comme je le dirige pour sauter par ce cerceau. Il arpente autour de moi ; maintenant je pense qu'il rugit ou quelque chose. Maintenant il me néglige complètement, et alors les hurlements encore!  Maintenant je me fais claquer dans le visage, et changer mes expressions comme je fais si. Maman a dit si j'ai tenu ce visage trop longtemps, ce serait reste comme ça ; je devine elle a eu la raison.”

Words that Changed the World VII

“Grblb blabt unt mipt speeb!! Oot piffoo blaboo.”¹

NOTE

1. Bloom County comic strip reprinted here without permission, but also without intent or even hope of financial gain.

Words that Changed the World VI

  

“Mah na mah na.”

Words that Changed the World V

  

“Frnxt ghrt Sony gurm?”

  

Words that Changed the World IV

“Madda tal hadda abaga dinga zah;

Haddoo baggawns adda walashaw.
Wuli buli [repeat 4x].
Madda tal hadda lada tanachaw,
Lesna beal sava, gana lanadah.

Wuli buli [repeat 4x].”

Words that Changed the World III

“Hi dee hi dee hi dee hi;

Ho dee ho dee ho dee ho;

Skoodily voo, skoodily voo, skoodily voodillyvoodillyvoo;

Zit dit dit dit diddilyoo booot doot doodillyo skit dim biddilyum booot dooot doi.”

Words that Changed the World II

“Chup chup chup chup chup chup chup chup chup chup chup nonny!”

“Farley farley farley farley farley farley; Hfuhruhurr.”

“Kinut; hooooooooooooooooooooooooola widdle, tass, habble . . . sohn.”

Words that Changed the World

“Sverni svum, å lim yurpi berk yir diiskido. Yimmi sver, yåi bor skembe skir fjrni vir dihurgi. Yåi borsch nir fjurn dir di öön bork börk børk.”