Monday music spot: Weird Al Yankovic's "Don't Download This Song Lyrics"

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Anonymous said…
Cumbrian Nerd writes.

Funny that you should post this, because ever since Brandon Lewis made his "limited and specific way" speech I've had a version of this song going round in my head with the same start but a slightly different breach of international law described.

So here are the words to - wait for it - a parody of an original song by Weird Al Yankovic (Shome Mishtake shurely!)


"Don't ignore the law" (parody of "Don't download this song" by Wierd Al.



Once in a while maybe you will feel the urge

To break international law

In a limited, and specific way by passing an

Internal Market Bill to over-write your own deal



But deep in your heart you know the guilt would drive you mad

And the shame would leave a permanent scar

'Cause you told those "red wall" seats

at last year's election

You'd an oven-ready deal with which you would "Get Brexit done!"



So don't ignore the law,

That slam is Lord Keen rushing out the door

Implement your own deal like you know that you should

Oh, don't ignore the law.



You won't win the day, in court at the ECJ,

Where They'll sue you if you burn that WA

It doesn't matter what Dom tells you, 'bout your big majority

They'll treat you like the evil hard-bitten criminal scum you'll be,



So don't ignore the law

Don't give Keir such an open goal to score,

Implement your own deal, you told voters you would,

Oh, don't ignore the law



Don't take power and money from some hard-up MEP

How else can they afford another sixty inch TV?

Wine lakes and butter mountains,

These things don't grow on trees

So the EU's begging "Everybody, please..."



Don't ignore the law (Don't do it, no, no)

Even Michael Howard knows it's wrong (You can just ask him)

Implement your own deal like you promised you would (You really should)

Oh, don't ignore the law



Don't ignore the law (Please, don't do it, or you)

Might go to jail like Tommy Robinson (Remember Tommy?)

Implement your own deal like you know that you should,

Oh, don't ignore the law



Don't ignore the law (No, no, no, no, no, no)

You'll make Blair and Major very sore (and May, Brown and Cameron!)

Implement your own deal like you promised you would,

Oh, don't ignore the law"

Chris Whiteside said…
ROFL!

That must have taken you ages to write.

I wonder if there is anyone who would perform it - to find a Youtube parody of a Weird Al original song would be something else..

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