GOP song: Oh! No Bama, don’t you cry for me; I’m off to Free Republic with a banjo on my knee

Free Republic ^ | September 3, 2008 | Kevmo

[Kevmo]

Sung to the tune of "Oh! Susanna, don’t you cry for me."

“Oh, no Bama, please don’t lie to me... for I’m off to Free Republic with a banjo on my knee.”

I come from Minnesota with my banjo on my knee;
I’m goin’ to Free Republic my true love for to see.
It rained all night the day I left,
the weather it was dry;
The sun so hot I froze to death,
Obama don’t you lie.

Oh! No Bama, don’t you lie to me;
I come from Minnesota,
with my banjo on my knee.


I had a dream the other night,
When everything was still;
I thought I saw Obama dear,
A-coming down the hill.
The smearing lie was in Duluth,
The tear was in his eye,
Said I, I’m coming for the truth
Obama don’t you lie.


Oh! No Bama, don’t you lie to me;
I’m off to Free Republic,
with my banjo on my knee.


I soon will be in Hawaii,
And then I’ll look all ‘round,
And when I find his birth record,
I’ll fall upon the ground.
But if I do not find it,
This Freeper’ll surely die,
And when I’m dead and buried,
Obama don’t you lie.


Oh! No Bama, don’t you cry for me;
I’m off to Free Republic with a banjo on my knee

[Kevmo]

To: Kevmo; Jim Robinson
In my ten years on FR, yours is the single best post I’ve seen. My hearty congratulations to you!
In one sense, it is too bad that your song doesn’t translate outside FR because of its inside baseball knowledge requirement; however, in another, it achieves a different kind of greatness just for that reason, in that it becomes a unique benefit we Freepers can enjoy as the result of our tenure here.

Author!

P.S.-—It also doesn’t hurt that one of my daughters is named Susanna—I’ll share it with her.

92 posted on 09/03/2008 6:09:13 PM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 (Do you REALLY believe that (1) God is, and (2) God is good?)
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2074048/posts?page=92#92

[Kevmo]

There have been a few subtle changes.

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Here’s how I’ve been bumping Palin/Obama threads.

Sung to the tune of “Oh! Susanna, don’t you cry for me.”

“Oh, no Bama, please don’t lie to me... for I’m off to Free Republic with a laptop on my knee.”

I come from Minnesota with my laptop on my knee;
I’m goin’ to Free Republic my true love for to see.
It rained all night the day I left,
the weather it was dry;
The sun so hot I froze to death,
Obama don’t you lie.

Oh! No Bama, don’t you lie to me;
I come from Minnesota,
with my laptop on my knee.

I had a dream the other night,
When everything was still;
I thought I saw Obama dear,
A-coming for The Hill.
The smearing lie was in Duluth,
The tear was in his eye,
Said I, I’m coming for the truth
Obama don’t you lie.

Oh! No Bama, don’t you lie to me;
I’m off to Free Republic,
with my laptop on my knee.

I fight in my pajamas,
It’s plain for all to see.
I aim to be the next Buckhead;
The media all hate me.
I fell in love with Sarah
When my sister bit a moose.
The Guvnor’s family ate it up
And then they set it loose.

Oh! No Bama, don’t you lie to me;
I’m off to Free Republic,
with my laptop on my knee.

She loves her sons, she likes her guns,
and Trigonometry.
The media will jump the shark
When Juan makes history.
Well, JimRob knows she’ll pave the trolls
So controversially,
And Berg will knock Obama down
With friends of Hillary.

Oh! No Bama, don’t you lie to me;
I’m off to Free Republic with a laptop on my knee.

I soon will be in Hawaii,
And then I’ll look all ‘round,
And when I find his birth record,
I’ll fall upon the ground.
But if I do not find it,
This Freeper’ll surely die,
And when I’m dead and buried,
Obama don’t you lie.

Oh! No Bama, don’t you cry for me;
I’m off to Free Republic with a laptop on my knee

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2073903/posts?page=6#6

[davidosborne]

Kevmo,

Thanks for the ping to this post.. I love it.. ! We need to add a verse for Sarah Palin !! ..

Click here to comment....

[Kevmo]

There’s already more than 1 verse.

I fell in love with Sarah
When my sister bit a moose.
The Guvnor’s family ate it up
And then they set it loose.

...

She loves her sons, she likes her guns,
and Trigonometry.
The media will jump the shark
When Juan makes history.
Well, JimRob knows she’ll pave the trolls
So controversially,

[Kevmo]

Lyrics to Jefferson Starship “Sarah” seem like they could be modified into a good freeper song.

Go now,
Don’t look back we’ve drawn the line,
move on,
Its no good to go back in time,
I’ll never find another girl like you,
for happy endings it takes two,
with fire and ice, a dream won’t come true.

(Chorus)
Sara, Sara
storms are brewing in your eyes,
Sara, Sara
no time is a good time for goodbyes

Danger,
in the game when the stakes are high,
branded,
my heart was branded while my senses stood by,
I’ll never find another girl like you,
for happy endings it takes two,
with fire and ice, a dream won’t come true.

(Chorus)
Sara, Sara
storms are brewing in your eyes
Sara, Sara
no time is a good time for goodbyes

Hey, Sara,
Love me like no one has ever loved me before,
hey, Sara,
hurt me no one could ever hurt me more.

Hey, Sara,
Sara,
Hey, Sara
the way you loved me before

Instrumental

I’ll never find a girl like you,
with fire and ice, a dream won’t come true

Chorus
Sara, Sara
no time is a good time for
Sara, Sara
storms are brewing in your eyes
Sara, Sara
no time is good time for goodbyes
Sara, Sara
storms are brewing in your eyes
Sara, Sara
no time is a good time
no-oh-oh-oh-oh
oh-Sara
why did it, why did it,
why did it all fall apart?
GET Jefferson Starship The - Sarah ringtones

[Kevmo]

Go now,
Don’t look back we’ve drawn the line,
move on,
They’re no good like an organ grind
We’ll never find another girl like you,
for happy endings it takes two,
with fire and ice, a dream that comes true.

(Chorus)
Sara, Sara
storms are brewing in your eyes,
Sara, Sara
no time is a good time for goodbyes

Danger,
in the game when the stakes are high,
branded,
my heart was branded while my senses stood by,
We’ll never find another girl like you,
for happy endings it takes two,
with fire and ice, a dream that comes true.

(Chorus)
Sara, Sara
storms are brewing in your eyes
Sara, Sara
no time is a good time for goodbyes

Hey, Sara,
Love us like no one has ever loved us before,
hey, Sara,
hurt them no one could ever hurt them more.

Hey, Sara,
Sara,
Hey, Sara
the way you loved us before

Instrumental

We’ll never find a girl like you,
with fire and ice, a dream that comes true

Chorus
Sara, Sara
no time is a good time for
Sara, Sara
storms are brewing in your eyes
Sara, Sara
no time is good time for goodbyes
Sara, Sara
storms are brewing in your eyes
Sara, Sara
no time is a good time
no-oh-oh-oh-oh
oh-Sara
why did they, the media,
why did they all fall apart?

[Paul Ross]

Bump! Good one...

[Kevmo]

I like your suggestion so I’m repeating it here on the song thread, might use it later. It has a nice redneck ring and double meaning to it.

To: Kevmo
bttt “Trigonometry & Triggernometry”

46 posted on Thursday, September 04, 2008 11:22:38 PM by 185JHP ( “The thing thou purposest shall come to pass: And over all thy ways the light shall shine.”)

[neverdem]

LOL! It’s pretty good!

[185JHP]

Thanks. And BTW if you’re not afraid of being called a “neckist”, I modified one of Foxworthy’s gibes to the following: “If your porch collapses, and more than three illegal campaign contributors are crushed, you *might* be the DNC.”

[Kevmo]

Trying to condense it some, adding in Triggernometry.

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Here’s how I’ve been bumping Palin/Obama threads. Sung to the tune of “Oh! Susanna, don’t you cry for me.” .... “Oh, no Bama, please don’t lie to me... for I’m off to Free Republic with a laptop on my knee.”

I come from Minnesota with my laptop on my knee; | I’m goin’ to Free Republic my true love for to see. | It rained all night the day I left, | the weather it was dry; | The sun so hot I froze to death, | Obama don’t you lie. | | Oh! No Bama, don’t you lie to me; | I come from Minnesota, with my laptop on my knee.

I had a dream the other night, | When everything was still; | I thought I saw Obama dear, | A-coming for The Hill. | The smearing lie was in Duluth, | The tear was in his eye, | Said I, I’m coming for the truth | Obama don’t you lie. | | Oh! No Bama, don’t you lie to me; | I’m off to Free Republic, | with my laptop on my knee.

I fight in my pajamas, | It’s plain for all to see. | I aim to be the next Buckhead; | The media all hate me. | I fell in love with Sarah | When my sister bit a moose. | The Guvnor’s family ate it up | And then they set it loose. | | Oh! No Bama, don’t you lie to me; | I’m off to Free Republic, | with my laptop on my knee.

She loves her sons, she likes her guns, | and Triggernometry. | The media will jump the shark | When Juan makes history. | Well, JimRob knows she’ll pave the trolls | So controversially, | And Berg will knock Obama down | With friends of Hillary. | | Oh! No Bama, don’t you lie to me; | I’m off to Free Republic with a laptop on my knee.

I soon will be in Hawaii, | And then I’ll look all ‘round, | And when I find his birth record, | I’ll fall upon the ground. | But if I do not find it, | This Freeper’ll surely die, | And when I’m dead and buried, | Obama don’t you lie. | | Oh! No Bama, don’t you cry for me; | I’m off to Free Republic with a laptop on my knee.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2073903/posts?page=30#30

[Kevmo]

IT’S TIME TO VET OBAMA ALONG WITH PALIN
Saturday, September 06, 2008 9:10:35 PM · 87 of 113
Kevmo to MeekOneGOP
Thanks for the kudos. Unfortunately, the admin moderator told me it was spam so I can’t post it as a signature any more... feel free to forward it to others.

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NYT: Obama to dispatch female surrogates (sends women to do his fighting)
Saturday, September 06, 2008 4:48:24 AM · 83 of 83
Kevmo to LibertyRocks
THAT is AWESOME! The verses and rhyme, and timing are PERFECT! May I include that with full credit in my next Palin Newswire? If that’s alright with you, Kevmo? I know all the “Palin Pingers” will get a HUGE kick out of it...

By the way... How’s your sister? Did Palin get that moose for her? Tell her I hope she feels better REAL soon! ;-) ROFL
***Sure thing, don’t even need to attribute it. I was ... uhhh... “posting” this song on tons of Sarah Palin threads, adding a paragraph or 2 of commentary at the beginning and then using the song as a “signature” but the admin mod sent me an email saying it was spam. Most of the feedback I got was very positive, which is why I kept on doing it, but I don’t wanna get into any trouble. I have to confess that the song stayed in my head for 2 days. I kept walking around with a smirk on my face.

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Why McCuda Will Win (braying)
Friday, September 05, 2008 1:01:37 PM · 23 of 27
Kevmo to bray; Admin Moderator
You’re welcome.

It seems to be one of the last ones I’ll be posting because the Admin Moderator just sent me a freepmail asking me to stop because they’ve received complaints. Of course, the feedback I’m receiving has been overwhelmingly positive, just like what you posted.

I wish there was a Free Republic definition of spam. I see tons of pictures posted over & over and they don’t seem to get called out as spam, and they take ~2 orders of magnitude more bandwidth than straight text. I know, I know, the pictures are linked externally so the bandwidth doesn’t “affect” FR’s servers, but tell that to my computer when it’s loading up big pictures across a wireless internet connection. It doesn’t seem to know about the external link thing so it really doesn’t matter at the point where the rubber meets the road.

Spam should not be defined by the number of complaints unless there’s a balance by the number of positive feedback items or some kind of ratio. Even when I was logging onto tons of Duncan Hunter and Fred threads, the Admin Moderators didn’t flag what I was doing as spam because each post was a unique paragraph of commentary followed by a “lengthy signature”. ;-) ... I’ll bet the mods got complaints at that time as well, but they understood the complaints were because of the CONTENT and pretty much all of their received complaints were probably from people who disagreed with the content. The same dynamic could be operating here on this song as well.

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[Kevmo]

Some more minor tweaking.

Sung to the tune of “Oh! Susanna, don’t you cry for me.” .... “Oh, no Bama, please don’t lie to me... for I’m off to Free Republic with a laptop on my knee.”

I come from Minnesota with my laptop on my knee; | I’m goin’ to Free Republic my true love for to see. | It rained all night the day you left, | the weather it was dry; | The sun so hot you froze to death, | Obama don’t you lie. | | Oh! No Bama, don’t you lie to me; | I come from Minnesota, with my laptop on my knee.

I had a dream the other night, | When everything was still; | I thought I saw Obama dear, | A-coming for The Hill. | The smearing lie was in Duluth, | The croc tear in his eye, | Said I, I’m coming for the truth | Obama don’t you lie. | | Oh! No Bama, don’t you lie to me; | I’m off to Free Republic, | with my laptop on my knee.

I fight in my pajamas, | It’s plain for all to see. | I aim to be the next Buckhead; | The media all hate me. | I fell in love with Sarah | When my sister bit a moose. | The Guvnor’s family ate it up | And then they set it loose. | | Oh! No Bama, don’t you lie to me; | I’m off to Free Republic, | with my laptop on my knee.

She loves her sons, she likes her guns, | and Triggernometry. | The media will jump the shark | When Juan makes history. | Well, JimRob knows she’ll pave the trolls | So controversially, | And Berg will knock Obama down | With friends of Hillary. | | Oh! No Bama, don’t you lie to me; | I’m off to Free Republic with a laptop on my knee.

I soon will be in Hawaii, | And then I’ll look all ‘round, | And when I find his birth record, | I’ll fall upon the ground. | But if I do not find it, | This Freeper’ll surely die, | And when I’m dead and buried, | Obama don’t you lie. | | Oh! No Bama, don’t you cry for me; | I’m off to Free Republic with a laptop on my knee.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2073903/posts?page=30#30