Variations on a Theme: ‘That’s Amore’
“That’s Amore” was written in 1952 by Harry Warren (music) and Jack Brooks (lyrics). Little did they know that they had created an ideal format for endless variations and parodies in the form of puns and jokes.
For those of you who are narrow-minded enough to believe that puns are “stupid” or a “low form” of humor, consider that it takes a higher degree of intelligence to twist a word or phrase into a double entendre, as well as to appreciate the effort. And then to make it rhyme…
But okay, some of these are a stretch. So groaning is permitted – and accepted as backhanded applause.
Below are a few stanzas inspired by “That’s Amore” that we culled from the Internet. Not all sources are known, and even most of those that are known cannot be verified. Our sources are mentioned below.
The first stanza is from the original song, and the 120 variations are inspired homages…
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When the moon hits your eye Like a big pizza pie That’s amore When an eel bites your hand When our habits are strange When your horse munches straw When a beam from the sun When a sand-coated board And our friend Mitch Albom A New Zealander lad If a glacier’s retreat When two patterns of lines The briefest of pauses What the palest young man When Othello’s poor wife A great whale in the sea When a Japanese knight Ray Charles gained so much fame When the yup bought his Deere When your boat is tied down When the sun hits your eye When your brother hits you When you add two plus two When the puns hit the mind When you write a new song When a Canuck named Yute When the knife hits your eye When your silk looks like ink In Pig Latin, she’ll sing When you simply confess When in class you still snooze When you’re tired and frayed |
Does the POTUS show class As he stares at your ass That’s an ‘ooo…may…’ If it’s big, brown, and fat Not too pleased with my tan, Though it’s Old French, it’s cool When an eel wants a meal When you toast marshmallows When an eel bites your hand When your horse chews dried grass When your sheep go to graze When your boat comes home fine When you ace your last tests When on Mt. Cook you see, When your chocolate graham When a screen hits your eye Milwauk’ goil, newsroom toil Man from Ork I think he Drawfs or dads, Springer cads Dorothy’s aunt dug for gold When a taffeta gown When you swim in the sea When two patterns combine Runs on gas, Goes putt-putt When King Kong has gone flat He’s a clown, he’s a ham A New Zealander man If yer vitamins be Oh, you play ‘What’d I Say’ My new ray-gun here tries When a Canadian shows With the high price of feed, |
Elton’s electrical boots Match his scratchy hair suit It’s a mo-array Rachel TeeVee chef pro When you’re a Brontė When the sun’s in the skies Make a white sauce with cheese Do controlled study Should a Parliament need Prayer to a bird profane Zee French bride eez lovely Dress of blue, 72 25 gigs per layer If Henry the Eighth Henry the Eight When you visit a cave When you reach in the sand When you swim on the reef If you wanna fight back When you can’t eat the stuff The cylindrical jars Stick your hand in that crack When you watch Dick Van Dyke Hear that stirring refrain He’s a cat with the jive “Do re me” is a song See that thing in the reef Put your hand in that crack Geological Action, When you’re swimming in a creek When you get off your bike When you read a good book |
When an eel that you spy Swimming by bites your thigh That’s a moray! When an eel reaches out, When on Tuesdays you visit My Canadian chum When a rock hits your cock When Mens Rights of Antrim When her car’s Chevrolet Not in drawers ‘B’ through ‘Z’ Seventeen – seven – six It’s a Welsh hole in the ground When you step off the reef When something clamps on your toe Charlton Heston and his chums In the War of the Ring, A Canadian man If a farmer has need If you get all you need When Othello’s brigands When the docs see inside When a lobbyist cries, When large gold nuggets shine When the moon has a sea When societal rules When a glacier dries out When Hawaiian man eyes And the former VP When an English trad song There are chicksat this school When the joke’s gone so long When the verses don’t stop When you can’t stand the puns |
Our sources were:
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Spider Robinson’s “The Callahan Touch,” 1993
Frank Rubin of The Contest Center
From a 2007 LiveJournal thread by Pr1ss:
2009 thread by Amba
From a five-year (and counting!) bulletin board thread at Mudcat.org…
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