Freedom Rock

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, karaoke knock-off and the sonofsaf-inspired parody.

Rocky Top (original video)
Rocky Top (karaoke version)

Osbourne Brothers:

Rocky Top

Wish that I was on ol' Rocky Top
Down in the Tennessee hills
Ain't no smoggy smoke on Rocky Top
Ain't no telephone bills
Once I had a girl on Rocky Top
Half bear, other half cat
Wild as a mink, but sweet as soda pop
I still dream about that
Rocky Top, you'll always be
Home sweet home to me
Good ol' Rocky Top
Rocky Top, Tennessee
Rocky Top, Tennessee

Once two strangers climbed ol' Rocky Top
Lookin' for a moonshine still
Strangers ain't come down from Rocky Top
Reckon they never will
Corn won't grow at all on Rocky Top
Dirt's too rocky by far
That's why all the folks on Rocky Top
Get their corn from a jar
Rocky Top, you'll always be
Home sweet home to me
Good ol' Rocky Top
Rocky Top, Tennessee       
Rocky Top, Tennessee

I've had years of cramped-up city life
Trapped like a duck in a pen
All I know is it's a pity life   
Can't be simple again
Rocky Top, you'll always be
Home sweet home to me
Good ol' Rocky Top
Rocky Top, Tennessee
Rocky Top, Tennessee
Rocky Top, Tennessee

Freedom Rock (Sonofsaf version)

Wish that I could buy my freedom rock
Life or death, liberty sells
Ain’t no justice served on freedom rock
Ain’t no ringin’ those bells
Once I tried to earn my freedom rock
Half work, (the) other half cash
collar round my neck, but chain it didn’t lock
Ran a hundred yard dash
Freedom rock, I guess we’ll see
Live and let me be
Got no freedom rock
Freedom rock, liberty
Freedom rock, liberty

Once two slavers bought my freedom rock
Stuck me on steamboat ship
Money was paid, they stole my freedom rock
All I got was the whip
Born so brown don’t work on freedom rock
Skin’s too colored so dark
That’s why all the whites on freedom rock
Bite is worse than their bark
Freedom rock, I guess we’ll see
Live and leave me be
Got no freedom rock
Freedom rock liberty 
Freedom rock liberty

I’ve spent years of chained up country life
Jailed like a crook in a cage
All I know it’s worse than city strife
Pent up anger and rage
Freedom rock, I guess we’ll see
Life and Death for me (Live and Let Die for me)
Got no freedom rock
Freedom rock, liberty
Freedom rock, liberty
Freedom rock, liberty