Ooh, What A Cubbie Fan He Was (song parody)

[Yestheydo]

I put my last song parody here, and no one complained so I hope it's all right. It's best if you know the original song "Lucky Man" by Emerson, Lake and Palmer, but if you don't it still reads pretty much like a poem. Thank you.

 

 

He witnessed Ernie

And Fergie and Santo

His wish for their glory

The gods did not granto

 

Oooooooh, what a Cubbie fan he was

Oooooooh, what a Cubbie fan he was

 

He went to see Pappas

When he threw his no-hitter

He suffered through Swisher

And Krukow and Biittner

 

Oooooooh, what a Cubbie fan he was

Oooooooh, what a Cubbie fan he was

 

With Sutcliffe and Sandberg

He thought he would party

But that plan was foiled

By that A-hole Steve Garvey

 

Oooooooh, what a Cubbie fan he was

Oooooooh, what a Cubbie fan he was

 

He was Graced, he was Sammied

He was Wooded and Priored

Two arms sent from heaven

--Some Assembly Required--

 

Oooooooh, what a Cubbie fan he was

Oooooooh, what a Cubbie fan he was

 

(Good place for hilarious soundbites of Ron Santo going "Oh no!" and stuff)

 

His faith will reward him

In one season of beauty

After blue monkeys cha-cha

Out of Neifi's patootie

 

Oooooooh, what a Cubbie fan he was

Oooooooh, what a Cubbie fan he was

[Texasflood]

Very clever. Your original lyrics? I remember listening to Vince Lloyd on the radio during Pappas' no-hitter. If memory serves, he walked (Mike Ivie?) on a 3-2 count in the ninth to ruin Pappas' attempt at a perfect game. Vince and Lou were besides themselves over a very borderline pitch that could have gone either way.

 

Again - a very creative parody.

[Yestheydo]

Very clever. Your original lyrics? I remember listening to Vince Lloyd on the radio during Pappas' no-hitter. If memory serves, he walked (Mike Ivie?) on a 3-2 count in the ninth to ruin Pappas' attempt at a perfect game. Vince and Lou were besides themselves over a very borderline pitch that could have gone either way.

 

Again - a very creative parody.

 

Thanks, yes, I wrote it. I'm actually a little young to remember Pappas but I've heard about his no-no plenty of times. The consensus seems to be the umpire was lucky to get out of Wrigley alive.

 

Thanks again.

[NCCubFan]

If memory serves, he walked (Mike Ivie?) on a 3-2 count in the ninth to ruin Pappas' attempt at a perfect game.

I believe it was Larry Stahl; it definitely wasn't Ivie. Ivie had a cup of coffee in the majors in 1971, but didn't return to the majors until 1974.

[Fred Hornkohl]

If memory serves, he walked (Mike Ivie?) on a 3-2 count in the ninth to ruin Pappas' attempt at a perfect game.

I believe it was Larry Stahl; it definitely wasn't Ivie. Ivie had a cup of coffee in the majors in 1971, but didn't return to the majors until 1974.

 

Definitely Larry Stahl, pinch hitting for the pitcher.

[biittner77]

Mike Krukow and Larry Biittner were my two favorite Cubs when I was 7.

[FergieJ31]

I put my last song parody here, and no one complained so I hope it's all right. It's best if you know the original song "Lucky Man" by Emerson, Lake and Palmer, but if you don't it still reads pretty much like a poem. Thank you.

 

 

He witnessed Ernie

And Fergie and Santo

His wish for their glory

The gods did not granto

 

Oooooooh, what a Cubbie fan he was

Oooooooh, what a Cubbie fan he was

 

He went to see Pappas

When he threw his no-hitter

He suffered through Swisher

And Krukow and Biittner

 

Oooooooh, what a Cubbie fan he was

Oooooooh, what a Cubbie fan he was

 

With Sutcliffe and Sandberg

He thought he would party

But that plan was foiled

By that A-hole Steve Garvey

 

Oooooooh, what a Cubbie fan he was

Oooooooh, what a Cubbie fan he was

 

He was Graced, he was Sammied

He was Wooded and Priored

Two arms sent from heaven

--Some Assembly Required--

 

Oooooooh, what a Cubbie fan he was

Oooooooh, what a Cubbie fan he was

 

(Good place for hilarious soundbites of Ron Santo going "Oh no!" and stuff)

 

His faith will reward him

In one season of beauty

After blue monkeys cha-cha

Out of Neifi's patootie

 

Oooooooh, what a Cubbie fan he was

Oooooooh, what a Cubbie fan he was

 

Very cool - nice work. Coincidentally, I happened to read this post just before heading out to see the Carl Palmer Band play at a northside pub last night (56-year-old dude still rocks).

[VicCub]

Great job yesthey do!

 

I got a kick out of your song. Please post more when you write them.

[Yestheydo]

Thanks everybody. And no offense intended to Swisher, Krukow, and Biittner. Or Neifi for that matter.

[CuseCubFan69]

This isn't another rightfieldsucks song is it? He always comes out with some classics.