Thursday, April 09, 2020
Bow Down, Kneel at my Feet
A few months ago, I wrote a bunch of parody songs. My objective was to take some of the most beloved "songs of South" and turn them totally upside down, inside out. I changed the lyrics into themes about slavery, bigotry, oppression, rape, torture, murder, etc. As you'll quickly see, the lyrics are explicitly vindictive. Pure venom on steroids. All of them are written in the same vein as Weird Al Yankovic, minus the predictable silliness.
I'm not even remotely concerned about intellectual property rights. Because, to be perfectly blunt, nobody in their write mind would ever right such loathsome material. However, I do think this particular musical niche has merit. I just haven't figured out the presentation/performance aspect.
Included is the link to the original video and the sonofsaf-styled parody.
Etta James:
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (Etta James Version)
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry he home
I looked over Jordan and what did I see
Coming for to carry me home
Band of angels coming after me
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
You can get there before I do
Coming for to carry me home
Tell all my friends that I'm uh coming too
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
Only upward, heavenly way
Coming for to carry me home
Since Jesus washed my sins away
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
Bow Down, Kneel at my Feet (Sonofsaf version)
Bow down, kneel at my feet
Warning for my property show
Bow down, kneel at my feet
Warning for my property show (x2)
I lived outside Vicksburg in Mississippi
Warning for my property show
Pack of niggers acting properly
Warning for my property show
Bow down, kneel at my feet
Warning for my property show
Bow down, kneel at my feet
Warning for my property show
When you work here, under my view
Warning for my property show
Tell all of them they’ll get the whip too
Warning for my property show
Bow down, kneel at my feet
Warning for my property show
Bow down, kneel at my feet
Warning for my property show
Gonna suffer, do what I say
Warning for my property show
And Jesus don’t care what you say
Warning for my property show
Bow down, kneel at my feet
Warning for my property show
Bow down, kneel at my feet
Warning for my property show
Bow down, kneel at my feet
Warning for my property show
Bow down, kneel at my feet
(Fair) Warning for my property show
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